Vice President, Project Controls

WSP • Glastonbury, CT

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About The Position

WSP is seeking a senior leader to lead the Project Controls function for a major business line and drive consistent, high-quality project performance across its market sectors. Reporting to the Sr. Vice President of National Project Controls, this leader will serve as the primary business-line-focused project controls manager for the business line’s market sectors within WSP USA, aligning enterprise standards with sector-specific needs.

The Vice President will build and lead a team of Project Controls professionals, drive adoption of standardized delivery practices, support major pursuits and projects, and improve performance across the portfolio. The role includes deploying the national Project Controls strategy, overseeing service delivery, advising project teams, and supporting workforce planning, technology adoption, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Project Management, or a related field.
• 12 or more years of experience in project controls, project delivery, program management, PMO leadership, commercial management, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading teams and managing resources within a large, matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles, including planning, scheduling, cost management, forecasting, risk management, earned value, change management, and reporting.
• Experience supporting large, complex infrastructure, engineering, construction, transportation, energy, water, or federal programs.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, CCP, PSP, PMI-SP, PgMP, or another relevant professional certification.
• Experience implementing PMO, Project Controls, Project Management Excellence, or Project Performance organizations.
• Experience with Power BI, InEight, Oracle Primavera P6, Deltek, SAP, or similar project delivery platforms.
• Experience leading transformation initiatives involving process improvement, analytics, automation, or AI-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Project Controls team supporting the business line.
• Participate in workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, mentoring, and career development.
• Establish staffing plans and deployment strategies to meet project demands.
• Manage resource allocation, utilization, succession planning, and organizational growth.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and client service.
• Deploy and operationalize the national Project Controls strategy within the business line.
• Ensure adoption of established governance, standards, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Identify business-line-specific requirements and help shape enhancements to the operating model.
• Support implementation of technologies, reporting platforms, data standards, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Collaborate with Business Line Leaders, Operations Leaders, Project Directors, and Program Managers to improve project performance.
• Participate in project reviews, risk reviews, and executive performance discussions.
• Advise project teams on forecasting, cost management, schedule performance, risk mitigation, contract compliance, and reporting.
• Support major pursuits, project startups, and strategic initiatives.
• Establish business-line-specific performance metrics and improvement initiatives.
• Oversee project setup, governance, and baseline development.
• Oversee Project Execution Plans and Project Management Plans.
• Oversee schedule, cost, forecasting, and earned value management.
• Oversee change management and contractual compliance.
• Oversee risk and opportunity management.
• Oversee progress measurement and reporting.
• Oversee dashboard development and performance analytics.
• Oversee invoicing and financial monitoring support.
• Oversee document controls, action tracking, and closeout support.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability and life coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation or other personal time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

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