Description
WSP is seeking a Vice President, Project Controls Manager to join our Project Controls team in Southern California. This will be a hybrid position (4 days onsite, 1 day remote) at our client’s office in the Norwalk / Bellflower area (south of Los Angeles).
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.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of program-wide project controls processes, procedures, governance frameworks, and systems
- Ensuring effective integration of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting disciplines to support program objectives
- Serving as the primary point of contact for all project controls matters
- Overseeing enterprise-level dashboards to monitor program health and provide real-time insights into key performance indicators (KPIs), risk exposure, trends, and variances
- Establishing and enforcing robust cost control procedures across all projects and program elements
- Collaborating with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to evaluate design and execution options
- Integrating cost and schedule management practices
- Providing clear, timely, and actionable reports and presentations 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 across all work packages and subprojects
- 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)
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
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
The expected salary for this position is $200,800-280,150.