Project Controls & Operations Manager

WSP • Herndon, VA

3d

About The Position

As a Project Controls and Operations Manager within WSP’s Datacenter Center of
Excellence organization, this role provides senior-level leadership in delivery
operations, financial alignment, digital project controls, and enterprise
reporting across complex programs in the United States.

This position focuses on how work is planned, governed, measured, and reported
at scale, ensuring project execution and operational data are tightly aligned
with financial performance, executive decision-making, and enterprise standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical, or business discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in delivery operations, metrics, governance, or enterprise reporting.
• Deep expertise in Smartsheet as an enterprise platform.
• Strong financial, resource, and performance modeling capability.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant experience in lieu of education may be considered with 16+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and application of project controls and performance management frameworks spanning scope, schedule logic, cost tracking, change management, risk, and executive reporting.
• Translate complex project and engineering activity into clear, decision-ready metrics for senior leadership and clients.
• Provide insight into delivery trends, variances, risks, and recovery opportunities using data-driven analysis and dashboards.
• Serve as a senior SME bridging project delivery, operations, and finance, ensuring consistency between project execution, resource allocation, capitalization models, and P&L performance.
• Develop and maintain FTE, resource, and capacity models aligned to project portfolios and financial planning.
• Partner with PMs, operations leaders, and finance teams to support budget adherence, forecasting, and cost center alignment.
• Act as SME for Smartsheet in project delivery and operational reporting.
• Govern enterprise-scale Smartsheet ecosystems, including templates, automations, workflows, reports, and executive dashboards.
• Drive automation and system improvements that reduce administrative burden and increase accuracy and transparency.
• Establish and maintain standardized delivery operations and project controls frameworks that scale across programs and regions.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Capture and institutionalize lessons learned to improve execution efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, presenting performance insights clearly and concisely.
• Lead or support enterprise training related to project controls, Smartsheet, and delivery operations.

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees