Project Controls Analyst - Calgary, Canada - WSP

WSP

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe.

In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide.

We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

At
WSP:

We value our people and our reputation
We are locally dedicated with international scale
We are future focused and challenge the status quo
We foster collaboration in everything we do
We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

VANCOUVER, CALGARY, OR EDMONTON

The Opportunity:

WSP is currently seeking a Project Controls Analyst to join our team located at our Vancouver, Edmonton, or Calgary project office.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, this position will be working with project managers, multiple disciplines, clients and/or senior management, and responsible for providing project controls services, including estimate, change management, cost controls and scheduling, forecast and internal project reviews through the project lifecycle from planning to project close-out.

This role is responsible for supporting project managers in delivering projects successfully by achieving client requirements and supporting company and business line defined goals and objectives.

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Why 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.

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

#WeAre
WSP

A day in the life:

Review requests for proposal and identify project controls needs for the proposed project, including providing cost estimate, schedule development and other project controls support as required
Support project set up on our accounting system, including development of appropriate WBS, budget and staffing plan for execution, assist with identifying and quantifying project risks.
Support on project controls, including project planning, cost controls, schedule management, forecast and analysis, and closeout, using "Best Practices", such as Earned Value analysis, including development of rules of credit and progress measurement, update into appropriate tools, analysis of CPI and SPI, and provide recommendations on corrective actions for negative variance resolutions in a timely fashion, and facilitate implementation of actions.
Support on development of weekly/monthly project reports and/or project dashboard as required to project managers, clients and/or senior management
Support the change management process in alignment with contract and company requirements
Provide internal cost reporting and work with project managers to review internal project performance status, help identify opportunities and issues, and facilitate resolution to address those issues and/or improve project performance through identified opportunities.
Liaise with corporate functions, including finance, operations, legal, marketing, and digital delivery.
Assist Project managers in subcontractor management, including review contractor, vendor and consultants' invoices
Manage invoicing, A/R and A/P process, in consultation with Project Manager, Project Accountant and biller.
Potential to mentor junior/intermediate project controls team members and project managers in project management sys