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WSP USA Senior Project Controls, Planner/Scheduler in Vancouver, British Columbia
The Opportunity:
The Senior 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.
Vancouver is the preferred location for this role, but other locations in Western Canada can be considered.
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.
#WeAre WSP
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 of various sizes of projects including large P3 and Design Build projects in excess of $5M
Analyze variances in schedule performance against the plan, communicate the variance and propose mitigation plans to Project Managers
Manage the project schedules including critical path activities and review schedule float for schedule slippages (if any)
Build out and Maintain Project Schedules in P6
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
Act as mentor to liaison to junior and intermediate team members
Assess impacts for changes to baseline / estimates and new forecasted dates / performance
Timely identification, notification, resolution and recording of deviations from current plan, including items that have potential for future impact within project scope
Build out strategies on how to realign project performance and ensure we meet or exceed on 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 size and complexity of 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 minutes and track minutes for follow up items
Assist in preparing reporting packages to project and corporate management teams
Prepare project plans including, work breakdown structures, scheduling, cost plan, quality plan, and change management plan
What you'll bring to WSP ...
Post-secondary diploma or degree (project management, finance or business preferred)
Minimum 15 years of relevant experience
Previous relevant experience in engineering industry is an asset
Adaptability and flexibility including 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 as the role requires continuous interaction with team members
Primavera 6 / Microsoft Project is a must
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $99,300 - $168,900
WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location.
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.
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
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.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to 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. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY. (https://www.wsp.com/en-CA/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies)