Description
WSP is seeking a Vice President, Project Controls Manager to join our Project Controls team in the San Francisco Bay area. This will be a hybrid position (4 days onsite, 1 day remote) at our client’s office in Santa Clara.
The successful candidate 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. They will ensure effective integration of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting disciplines to support program objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serving as the primary point of contact for all project controls matters
- Overseeing enterprise-level dashboards to monitor program health
- Establishing and enforcing robust cost control procedures
- Collaborating with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to evaluate design and execution options
- Providing clear, timely, and actionable reports on cost and schedule performance
- Contributing to project and program-level meetings focused on risk, change control, performance, and strategic planning
- Leading the development and maintenance of comprehensive financial reporting
- Monitoring funding allocations and procurement plans
- Managing the program’s change control processes
- Overseeing the preparation and validation of program estimates, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and estimates to complete (ETC)
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field
- 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
- Excellent communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal skills to deal with a high-pressure environment
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. The expected salary range for this position is $230,800-290,180 per year.