Project Controls Manager

WSP-posted 6 months ago
$170,000 - $180,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Duluth, MN
5,001-10,000 employees
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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Controls Manager for our Duluth, MN office. This role can also be based in other WSP locations across the US (Minneapolis, Chicago). This is a hybrid position. Be involved in projects with our Project Controls & Technology Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. This is a Hybrid position.

  • Take ownership of the Project Controls function across the program, ensuring effective integration of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting disciplines to support program objectives.
  • Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of program-wide project controls processes, procedures, governance frameworks, and systems in collaboration with the client and Program Manager.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for all project controls matters, aligning closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure consistency and transparency in reporting and controls.
  • Develop and oversee enterprise-level dashboards (e.g., Power BI) to monitor program health and provide real-time insights into key performance indicators (KPIs), risk exposure, trends, and variances.
  • Establish and enforce robust cost control procedures across all projects and program elements, enabling proactive tracking of budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and identification of cost optimization opportunities.
  • Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to evaluate design and execution options, providing strategic recommendations to improve cost-effectiveness and value delivery.
  • Integrate cost and schedule management practices, ensuring accurate earned value management (EVM), performance measurement, and predictive analytics across the program lifecycle.
  • Provide clear, timely, and actionable reports and presentations on cost and schedule performance to senior leadership, stakeholders, and the client, enabling data-driven decision-making.
  • Chair and contribute to project and program-level meetings focused on risk, change control, performance, and strategic planning, ensuring alignment with controls best practices.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive financial reporting across all work packages and subprojects, including roll-up reports, cash flow analysis, and funding status.
  • Monitor funding allocations and procurement plans to ensure alignment with approved budgets and program funding strategies.
  • Manage the program’s change control processes, including assessment of cost and schedule impacts of proposed changes, and provide guidance on mitigation strategies.
  • Oversee the preparation and validation of program estimates, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and estimates to complete (ETC), ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and funding profiles.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field (or equivalent).
  • 12 years of combined field and office project controls experience involving large-scale projects.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid-type environment and must be a self-starter.
  • Experience with dashboard reporting and Microsoft PowerBI is required.
  • Extensive knowledge of cost estimating methodologies, cost control techniques, and schedule management best practices.
  • Ability to interface with clients and participate in business development initiatives.
  • Expert ability with Microsoft Office Suite primarily Excel.
  • Excellent communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal skills to deal with a high-pressure environment.
  • Candidates with advanced degrees or professional certifications and accreditations in Engineering, Construction Management and related fields are preferred.
  • Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life.
  • Retirement savings.
  • Paid sick leave.
  • Paid vacation (or other personal time).
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
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