Lead Professional, Project Controls at WSP
United States
<p>WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Professional, Project Controls for our Power Constructors, Inc. (PCI) sector. Be involved in projects with our P&E team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.</p><p>This position will have the ability to work remotely from anywhere in the United States. WSP will not provide sponsorship for this position.</p><p>WSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management—anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world—and we need your help. </p><h2>This Opportunity</h2><p>Serves as a subject matter expert in project controls by providing leadership and advanced technical expertise across major infrastructure and engineering projects. Oversees the implementation of cost, schedule, and performance control systems that guide project delivery, risk management, and stakeholder reporting. Works collaboratively with project managers, executives, clients, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure accurate forecasting, variance resolution, and alignment of project performance with organizational and contractual goals. Plays a critical role in identifying and driving continuous improvement in control strategies, tools, and standards across the business.</p><h2>Your Impact</h2><ul><li>Support project initiation by leading the setup of control structures, folders, file share mediums and documentation repositories.</li><li>Lead bid and proposal audits and compliance checks, ensuring adherence to documentation standards, change management protocols, and corporate policies.</li><li>Prepare high-level executive dashboards and customized performance summaries for bid status<br>Mentor and train project controls staff, promoting consistent execution of control practices and career development.</li><li>Develop standard operating procedures, reporting templates, and control strategies applicable across a portfolio or region.</li><li>Support business development and proposal efforts by preparing cost models, staffing projections, and project controls plans.</li><li>Coordinate across internal departments and external partners to ensure consistency in control practices and reporting.</li><li>Represent the project controls bid and proposal function in leadership meetings, planning sessions, and client presentations.</li><li>Track lessons learned from completed proposals and contribute to the evolution of project controls best practices.</li><li>Ensure timely and accurate maintenance of project records, systems, and audit trails for performance compliance.</li><li>Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.</li><li>Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.<br> </li></ul><h2>Who You Are</h2><p><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, finance, or a related discipline.</li><li>7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in project controls or related areas.<br>Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including macros, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and complex data models.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to lead proposal project control efforts across multi-phase or multidisciplinary engineering and construction programs.</li><li>Strong analytical skills to identify proposal performance trends, issues, and cost/schedule risks.<br>Excellent written and verbal communication skills for translating technical performance into executive-level reports.</li><li>Familiarity with various contracting models, including fixed price, cost-plus, and time-and-materials.<br>Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and prioritize control efforts in fast-paced environments.</li><li>Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional teams and ability to build consensus across technical and financial groups.</li><li>Ability to review, improve, and implement control workflows and reporting systems for enhanced efficiency.</li><li>Experience presenting to senior leadership and client executives on proposal performance.</li><li>Understanding of control practices as applied to project development, procurement, and construction phases.</li><li>Track record of mentoring project controls professionals and contributing to team growth.</li><li>Commitment to ethical conduct, transparency, and continuous improvement in control processes.</li><li>Ability to integrate historical performance data into future project planning and estimating.</li><li>Willingness to support proposal development through cost modeling and planning input.<br> </li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Master's Degree.</li><li>Certification as a Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), Certified Cost Professional (CCP), or equivalent.</li><li>Experience working with large public agencies or transportation authorities.</li><li>Knowledge of integrated project delivery, CMGC, or design-build delivery models.</li><li>Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or other advanced reporting platforms.<br> </li></ul> <br><div> <b>About WSP</b> <p>WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wsp.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line: none;">www.wsp.com</a></p> <p>WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.</p> <p>At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?</p> <p>WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.</p> <p>The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.</p> <p><b><u>NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:</u></b></p> <p>WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service. </p> </div>
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