# Project Controller

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Brisbane, Queensland
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

At WSP, you can access our global scale, work on landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field. Together, we can create a positive and lasting impact on communities and the environment.

We're looking for a Project Controller to join our Mine Advisory team. This is an opportunity to play a key onshore role in supporting the delivery of complex Mine Advisory projects across Australia while helping drive strong project performance, financial outcomes, and client value.

**Responsibilities**

- Contribute to successful portfolio delivery in accordance with Project Management best practices and effectively engage with clients and stakeholders

- Apply Project Controls, Contracts Administration and Cost Control and Planning into project systems and processes on multiple work packages

- Create and maintain project and portfolio initiation and governance by establishing workflows, project structures, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost codes and fit-for-purpose control frameworks within relevant systems

- Partner with the Project Manager and project team to create and monitor budgets, validate invoicing, support project close-out, and reconcile overall project payables and receivables

- Support progress measurement through maintaining budgets, cost estimates, forecasting and earned value analysis by integrating schedule information provided by the Scheduler in consultation with the Project Manager

- Support analysis of schedule impacts arising from scope changes, productivity shifts and emerging risks, and communicate potential impacts to the Project Manager

- Maintain project files, documentation and governance requirements in accordance with internal and client standards, and support project reviews, audits and stewardship activities

- Play a key role in the performance of the project team to meet client outcomes, deliver tangible benefits, and maintain profitability

- Assist with weekly time tracking and reporting

- Champion excellent health, safety, and quality practice

- Liaise with Project Finance Specialists (PFS) to undertake budget updates

- Assist with procurement activities to ensure suppliers are properly approved and engaged

- Provide financial updates for monthly and quarterly reports, including preparation of information for Team Executives to support decision making

- Attend project review meetings with Team Executives, maintaining action tracking and follow-up

- Review project and pipeline portfolios to identify “red flags,” including overdue or pending items

- Escalate project issues with delegated authority from Business Unit leadership

- Support invoicing for large client portfolios

- Support initiatives to enhance service delivery and client experience, inclusive of the Mine Advisory GCC integration

- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying process gaps and recommending solutions

**Requirements**

- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

- 2 - 6 years’ experience applying coordination or project and cost control skills

- Working knowledge of project management principles (e.g. PMI framework)

- Project controls and/or junior project reporting experience

- Knowledge of cost control and/or cost reporting systems, procedures and practices

- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail

- Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills

- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel, and P6 software

- Experience in a consulting environment and/or PMP certification (desirable)

- Demonstrated experience supporting project or program delivery across multiple concurrent tasks

- Ability to interpret and work across various data sources, systems, and trackers with a high level of accuracy

- Confident engagement with technical teams and internal stakeholders

**Benefits**

- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

- A collaborative, supportive, and high-performing culture

- Opportunities to work on impactful Mine Advisory projects

- Ongoing learning and career development pathways

- A strong focus on safety, wellbeing, and sustainable outcomes

## Skills

### Required
- Project Management
- Cost Control
- Planning
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- P6 software

### Nice to have
- PMP certification
- consulting experience

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