Intermediate Project Controls Analyst

The Opportunity:

The Intermediate Project Control Analyst supports the execution of project activities, including Financial Management, project management, and monthly reporting.  You will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain a very high quality.

Why choose WSP?

We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging

Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.

A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.

Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.

Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.

A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits, including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams of Project Managers, Engineers, Planners, Designers and Contract Administrators, Sub-Consultants, and other staff as required;
• Implement and execute project controls plans to support contractual requirements on a portfolio of projects;
• Support baseline budgets and work breakdown structure to manage hours and expenditure;
• Maintain accurate reporting and tracking on a project to verify planned value, actual cost, earned value and schedule.
• Assess impacts for changes to baseline/estimates and new forecasted dates/performance;
• Timely identification, notification, resolution and recording of deviations from the current plan, including items that have potential for future impact within project scope; Support monthly progress reporting, timely invoicing and forecast accruals
• Build out strategies on how to realign project performance and ensure we meet or exceed the project KPIs
• Convey an understanding of project evolution and serve as a preventative mechanism for unforeseen cost and schedule impacts;
• Implement and execute methods of effective progress measurement based on the size and complexity of the project;
• Manage the financial health of the project, including variance reporting for both schedule and cost.
• Attend meetings, as required and prepare and distribute agenda items, take meeting actions and track minutes for follow-up  items;
• Assist in preparing reporting packages for project and corporate management teams;
• Prepare project plans including work breakdown structures, cost plan, quality plan, and change management plan.
• What you'll bring to WSP:
• Post-secondary degree (project management, finance or business preferred);
• 3-6 years of relevant experience;
• Previous relevant experience in the engineering industry is an asset;
• Adaptability and flexibility, including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change;
• Ability to multi-task, work on several projects or tasks at once, manage time, organize, and set priorities;
• Strong interpersonal skills are required as the role requires continuous interaction with team members.