Vice President, Project Controls

WSP • San Francisco, CA

50d • Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Vice President, Project Controls Manager to join our Project Controls team in San Francisco Bay area. This will be a hybrid position (4 days onsite, 1 day remote) at our client’s office in Santa Clara. This role will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of program-wide project controls processes, procedures, governance frameworks, and systems in collaboration with the client and PM. The successful candidate will ensure effective integration of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting disciplines to support program objectives and 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. The role involves overseeing enterprise-level dashboards to monitor program health and provide real-time insights into key performance indicators (KPIs), risk exposure, trends, and variances. It also requires establishing and enforcing robust cost control procedures, integrating cost and schedule management practices, and providing clear, timely, and actionable reports and presentations on cost and schedule performance to senior leadership, stakeholders, and the client. The VP will contribute to project and program-level meetings, lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive financial reporting, monitor funding allocations, manage the program’s change control processes, and oversee the preparation and validation of program estimates, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and estimates to complete (ETC).

Requirements

• 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 mega projects, especially with transit/rail background
• 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.
• Excellent communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal skills to deal with a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of program-wide project controls processes, procedures, governance frameworks, and systems in collaboration with the client and PM.
• Ensure effective integration of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting disciplines to support program objectives.
• 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.
• Oversee enterprise-level dashboards 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.
• 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.

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: Executive