Project Controls Specialist

This Opportunity

WSP is currently seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team. This individual will report to our client’s office in Amarillo, TX (Hybrid 2-3 times per week). Employees may travel to a WSP office (Fort Worth, TX) for periodic meetings.

• Identify work scope, technical sequencing, and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Communicate with various project teams and internal work groups
• Work with engineering managers to ensure the schedule represents the execution plan
• Report project progress to project manager leads and provide visibility to critical deliverables through regular meetings
• Utilize look-ahead schedules to help manage the work with internal teams
• Prepare cost performance and cash flow projections utilizing budget
• Manage changes and keep teams aware of changes to the budget and schedule
• Update individual tasks and Project Performance Indicators as indicated on progress updates
• Review and report on project accruals and expenditures.
• Assist with project closeout
• Ideal candidate should be a self-starter and able to work independently

• BA in Business, Finance, Accounting, and Construction Management or equivalent
• 5-7 years of Project Controls experience
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Must have an intermediate understanding of complex projects and how they work, high levels of cost knowledge, and the ability to interact productively with key members of a project team with a variety of backgrounds.
• Intermediate level of understanding of Earned Value Management

• Electrical utilities and power distribution experience is desirable
• Certification from AACE or PMI is desirable
• ERP, P6, and MS Project knowledge is desirable
  
  Preference will be given to candidates local to Amarillo TX