WSP

Manager Project Controls

WSP$134K — $184K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Project Controls Manager or Lead roles
  • Experience with major multidisciplinary infrastructure projects, especially in Rail & Transit
  • Post-secondary diploma or degree in project management, finance, or related field
  • PMP certification required
  • Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and project cost estimating tools
  • Strong analytical skills to convert data into insights
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead project controls functions for complex Rail & Transit programs
  • Establish project governance and act as a liaison between clients and project teams
  • Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes
  • Manage baseline budgets, schedules, and work breakdown structures
  • Identify risks and propose effective mitigation strategies
  • Collaborate with planners in Primavera P6 on project coding structures
  • Prepare and present operational reports for executive leadership

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape large-scale infrastructure projects
  • Collaborative work environment with experienced teams
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Contribute to community development initiatives
  • Engagement in a fast-paced and dynamic industry
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity - Build the Future with Us

As a Project Controls Manager within our Transportation Systems - Rail & Transit team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping some of Canada's most complex and transformative infrastructure projects. Reporting to the Director, Project Controls, you will lead project controls excellence across major rail and transit programs-driving financial discipline, schedule certainty, risk visibility, and informed decision-making that enables successful delivery.

Your Impact
  • Lead project controls functions across major, complex Rail & Transit programs, ensuring cost, schedule, and scope alignment
  • Establish strong project governance and act as a trusted interface between clients, project teams, and internal Project Controls leadership
  • Drive budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, earned value management, and financial reporting with accuracy and insight
  • Develop, manage, and maintain baseline budgets, schedules, and work breakdown structures to control hours and expenditures
  • Identify risks, opportunities, and deviations early, proposing practical mitigation and recovery strategies
  • Lead WBS and project coding structures in Primavera P6, collaborating closely with planners and schedulers
  • Prepare and present clear, concise operational reporting to senior and executive leadership to support strategic decision-making
  • Review and approve client billings, track payments, and oversee sub-consultant financial performance

The Skills That Set You Apart
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Project Controls Manager or Project Controls Lead roles
  • Proven experience delivering major, multidisciplinary, complex infrastructure projects, ideally within Rail & Transit
  • Post-secondary diploma or degree in project management, finance, business, or a related field
  • PMP designation (required)
  • Advanced expertise in Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel, and project cost estimating tools
  • Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities, with the ability to translate data into actionable insight
  • Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing multiple priorities amid change and ambiguity

Compensation
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $147,500 - $195,400
MB & ON: $134,600 - $184,600
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $133,200 - $176,900

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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