Description
WSP is seeking a senior leader to serve as Vice President, Project Controls, leading the Project Controls function for a major business line and driving consistent, high-quality project performance across its market sectors.
The successful candidate will report to the Sr. Vice President of National Project Controls and serve as the primary business-line focused project controls manager for the various market sectors within WSP USA.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Business Line focused Project Controls team: build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of Project Controls professionals supporting the business line; participate in workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, mentoring, and career development activities; establish staffing plans and deployment strategies to support project demands; manage resource allocation, utilization, succession planning, and organizational growth; foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and client service.
- Implement the Project Controls Operating Model: deploy and operationalize the national Project Controls strategy within the business line; ensure consistent adoption of established governance, standards, procedures, and reporting requirements; identify business-line-specific requirements and help shape future enhancements to the operating model; support implementation of new technologies, reporting platforms, data standards, automation initiatives, and AI-enabled solutions.
- Oversee Project Controls Service Delivery: provide leadership and oversight for the delivery of project setup, governance, and baseline development; Project Execution Plans and Project Management Plans; schedule, cost, forecasting, and earned value management; change management and contractual compliance; risk and opportunity management; progress measurement and reporting; dashboard development and performance analytics; invoicing and financial monitoring support; document controls, action tracking, and closeout support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Project Management, or related field.
- 12+ 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, CCP, PSP, PMI-SP, PgMP, or other 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.
Benefits
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.
Compensation
Expected Salary (all locations): $240,000-$290,000/year