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Senior Project Controls Manager

WSP Portland, ME Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

WSP is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to join our Project Controls team in Maine.

Your Impact:

  • Work under the direction of the Project Manager to support planning, staffing, scheduling, budget management, quality control, safety, and coordination of subcontractors and internal technical and support staff.
  • Develop and implement effective cost control procedures to track project expenses and analyze cost variances.
  • Collaborate with engineering and design teams to evaluate cost-saving options and recommend value-added changes to optimize project costs.
  • Establish methods to measure project progress and utilize project performance data to assess cost performance.
  • Implement integrated project controls methodologies to align cost and schedule management efforts.
  • Communicate project status, cost performance, and schedule updates to stakeholders.
  • Attend project meetings to track and resolve cost and schedule management issues.
  • Provide necessary documents, information, and monthly reports to clients.
  • Maintain financial reports for individual project subtasks and provide roll-up summary reports.
  • Review funding availability and procurement documentation to ensure conformance to approved project budgets.
  • Manage change order processes and assess the impact of proposed changes on project costs and schedules.
  • Participate in the development of project estimates, budgets, forecasts, and cost trends.
  • Support PMIS system administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement efforts.

Who You Are:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent. Advanced degrees or professional certifications are a plus.
  • 10 years of combined field and office project controls experience on large-scale projects.
  • Extensive knowledge of cost estimating methodologies, cost control techniques, and schedule management best practices.
  • Demonstrated experience with Reporting & BI Tools such as Microsoft Power BI and/or Tableau.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Experience working with Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) such as Oracle Primavera Unifier, e-Builder, Procore, or similar platforms.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

Skills

Required

  • cost estimating
  • cost control
  • schedule management
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Project Management Information Systems

Nice to have

  • project scheduling
  • financial principles
  • budgeting practices

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/94195

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