WSP

Project Controls & Finance Administrator

WSP$77K — $102K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in project controls and finance administration
  • Strong understanding of financial processes within a contract-based environment
  • Proficiency in Oracle project setup and contract management
  • Experience in managing billing operations and financial reconciliations
  • Ability to work with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships
  • Proven capability to handle multiple priorities and complex data sets

Responsibilities

  • Support monthly financial activities and revenue estimations
  • Coordinate project setup and contract management tasks
  • Manage billing operations and approve invoices
  • Support project controls functions through budget reviews and reconciliations
  • Oversee RFP/RFQ coordination and track opportunities
  • Provide support for survey project invoicing and equipment management
  • Monitor accounts receivable and follow up with clients

Benefits

  • Participate in safety meetings and ensure safety compliance
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Collaborative team environment with cross-functional engagement
  • Involvement in significant transportation and infrastructure projects
  • Flexibility to manage various projects across British Columbia
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here.

As a Project Controls & Finance Administrator, you will support project delivery, financial accuracy, and operational excellence for CMS (Construction Management Services) Transportation West. You will work closely with Project Managers, Finance, Billing, Contracts, and construction supervision teams to keep projects running smoothly from setup through closeout. Your work ensures strong financial controls, streamlined processes, and reliable information that enables our teams to deliver impactful transportation and infrastructure projects across British Columbia.

The Construction Management Services (CMS) group is part of the Bridges and Roads organization for Western Canada. It provides project supervision on both road construction and bridge construction, and geomatic services to transportation agencies in BC. It has been involved in a wide range of projects from extremely large projects like the Kicking Horse Canyon project, to culvert replacements throughout the province.

Your Impact

In this role, you will:
  • Support monthly financial activities, including revenue estimates, PSR preparation, providing information to Finance, and contributing to annual backlog and pipeline updates.
  • Coordinate contract and project setup activities, including MSA (Master Standing Agreements) and major project configuration, Oracle and ORA workflows, document support, and contract extensions or budget adjustments.
  • Manage billing operations by preparing for monthly billing cycles, reviewing drafts with Billers, approving invoices, and resolving issues in Oracle.
  • Support project controls functions through budget reviews, re-baselining, project reconciliations, closeouts, and updates to project documentation and DLMs.
  • Oversee RFP/RFQ coordination, including opportunity tracking, communications with internal teams, eRISP steps, adjudications, and escalation of issues.
  • Provide ongoing support for survey projects through usage tracking, invoice preparation, equipment rate management, and weekly project reporting.
  • Monitor accounts receivable, follow up with clients on outstanding amounts, and collaborate with Finance on status updates.
  • Manage subconsultant agreements, supplier renewals, insurance documentation, payment investigations, and monthly IC (Independent Contractor) invoice processing.
  • Support team operations by assisting with timecards, expenses, troubleshooting, purchase orders, and maintaining confidential information.
  • Help maintain safety readiness through safety equipment procurement, document support, and participation in safety meetings.


The Skills That Set You Apart
  • Strong understanding of project controls, financial processes, and operational workflows within a contract or project-based environment.
  • Experience with contract management, opportunity tracking, Oracle project setup, ORA workflows, and financial reconciliation.
  • Proficiency supporting billing cycles, reviewing financial information, troubleshooting system issues, and coordinating with Billers and Project Managers.
  • Ability to navigate multiple shifting priorities, manage concurrent projects, and maintain accuracy across complex data sets.
  • Skilled in building strong working relationships with cross-functional teams, providing guidance to Billers/Assistants, and supporting team operations.


Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $77,400 - $102,500
MB & ON: $70,600 - $97,200
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $69,900 - $92,900

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 organisational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark With WSP

Join us and play a key role in delivering the financial and operational foundation that supports complex transportation and infrastructure work across Western Canada.

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here.

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here.

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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