Project Controls Specialist

WSP • Saint Louis, MO

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join their Project Controls team. This role can be based in St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, or Fort Mill and is a hybrid position. The specialist will be responsible for schedule management to support Power and Energy projects, including establishing baseline schedules with durations, critical path, logic, resources, costs, cost curves, and resource histograms. They will also be responsible for resource and cost loading of the schedule, updating and analyzing detailed execution schedules for major programs, organizing and facilitating monthly schedule review meetings with the client team, and facilitating bi-weekly schedule update calls with discipline leads. The role involves developing and updating project progress monthly, reviewing subcontractor schedules, and monitoring their performance. Additionally, the Project Controls Specialist will manage schedule changes, perform time impact analyses (TIA) to determine the extent of impacts from potential delays and provide recovery recommendations, and assess and provide recommendations to resolve scope changes or delays to the Project Team and Executive Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in developing and managing project schedules.
• Civil infrastructure or energy/transmission distribution market experience.
• Experience supporting large mega projects
• Experienced with critical path method analysis/technique with Primavera.
• Project financial forecasting skills.
• Change Order and Extension of Time analysis.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working within large and challenging client programs with one or more project teams.
• Effective reporting and communication skills.
• Experience in preparing project reports and documentation.
• Building construction and or project management experience
• Team player and Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Responsible for schedule management to support Power and Energy projects.
• Establish baseline schedule: durations, critical path, logic, resources, costs, cost curves, resource histograms.
• Responsible for resource and cost loading of the schedule
• Responsible for updating and analyzing detailed execution schedules for major programs.
• Review and integrate contractor schedules into the program master schedule
• Organize and facilitate monthly schedule review meeting with client team
• Facilitate bi-weekly schedule update calls with different discipline leads
• Develop and update project progress monthly.
• Review subcontractor’s schedules and monitor their performance.
• Manage Schedule Changes
• Perform time impact analyses (TIA) to determine the extent of the impacts of potential delays and provide recommendations for schedule recovery.
• Assess and provide recommendations to resolve scope changes or delays to the Project Team and Executive Management.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior