Project Controls Analyst
Skills
About the role
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The Opportunity
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Join our Project Controls team and play a key role in helping deliver complex projects successfully across Canada. As a Project Controls Specialist, you'll provide critical cost, forecasting, change management, and reporting support to multiple project delivery teams. Your expertise will help project managers and clients make informed decisions, maintain project performance, and ensure successful project outcomes from planning through execution.
Your Impact
Drive project success by providing project controls support across multiple project delivery teams and projects.
Analyze project performance using Earned Value Management (EVM) and progress measurement techniques to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Develop and maintain accurate project budgets, forecasts, cost reports, and performance metrics that support informed decision-making.
Lead change management activities, including preparing change orders, maintaining change logs, and tracking project impacts.
Coordinate closely with Finance and project teams to ensure budget accuracy, timely invoicing, and effective financial performance.
Manage subconsultant activities, including agreements, schedules, deliverables, invoicing, and overall performance tracking.
Review project requirements and contract documents to identify scope alignment, potential risks, and client-requested changes.
Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project controls processes, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
The Skills That Set You Apart
3–5 years of experience in Project Controls, Cost Control, or Cost Analysis within a project-based environment.
Strong understanding of project forecasting, cost reporting, budgeting, project performance measurement, and earned value principles.
Experience using project scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project is considered an asset.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze and interpret complex project data.
Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving capabilities.
Experience working with Oracle ERP systems is considered an asset.
Post-secondary diploma or degree in Project Management, Finance, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing project requirements, and collaborate effectively with geographically diverse teams.
Why Choose WSP?
We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.
Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it's across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.
Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
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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 organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.
Drive Project Excellence
Your expertise in project controls helps transform plans into successful outcomes. If you're passionate about delivering accuracy, insight, and value on complex projects while collaborating with talented teams across Canada, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of project delivery at WSP.
At WSP , we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.
It’s why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what’s possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.
As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.
At WSP , you’ll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.
Join us.
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 .
Compensation
This Other role pays $77k-$103k/yr. Within typical range for other roles in Canada.
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