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Project Controls Manager

Location **Duluth**

Secondary Locations **Chicago, Minneapolis**

Job Code **19053**

\# of openings **1**

Project Controls Manager

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Controls Manager for our Duluth, MN office. This role can also be based in other WSP locations across the US (Minneapolis, Chicago). This is a hybrid position.

Be involved in projects with our Project Controls & Technology Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. This is a Hybrid position.

Your Impact

Job Duties:

+ Take ownership of the Project Controls function across the program, ensuring effective integration of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting disciplines to support program objectives.

+ Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of program-wide project controls processes, procedures, governance frameworks, and systems in collaboration with the client and Program Manager.

+ Serve as the primary point of contact for all project controls matters, aligning closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure consistency and transparency in reporting and controls.

+ Develop and oversee enterprise-level dashboards (e.g., Power BI) to monitor program health and provide real-time insights into key performance indicators (KPIs), risk exposure, trends, and variances.

+ Establish and enforce robust cost control procedures across all projects and program elements, enabling proactive tracking of budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and identification of cost optimization opportunities.

+ Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to evaluate design and execution options, providing strategic recommendations to improve cost-effectiveness and value delivery.

+ Integrate cost and schedule management practices, ensuring accurate earned value management (EVM), performance measurement, and predictive analytics across the program lifecycle.

+ Provide clear, timely, and actionable reports and presentations on cost and schedule performance to senior leadership, stakeholders, and the client, enabling data-driven decision-making.

+ Chair and contribute to project and program-level meetings focused on risk, change control, performance, and strategic planning, ensuring alignment with controls best practices.

+ Lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive financial reporting across all work packages and subprojects, including roll-up reports, cash flow analysis, and funding status.

+ Monitor funding allocations and procurement plans to ensure alignment with approved budgets and program funding strategies.

+ Manage the program’s change control processes, including assessment of cost and schedule impacts of proposed changes, and provide guidance on mitigation strategies.

+ Oversee the preparation and validation of program estimates, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and estimates to complete (ETC), ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and funding profiles.

Who You Are

Minimum Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field (or equivalent)

+ Candidates with advanced degrees or professional certifications and accreditations in Engineering, Construction Management and related fields are preferred.

+ 12 years of combined field and office project controls experience involving large-scale projects

+ Ability to work in a hybrid-type environment and must be a self-starter.

+ Experience with dashboard reporting and Microsoft Power BI is required.

+ Extensive knowledge of cost estimating methodologies, cost control techniques, and schedule management best practices.

+ Ability to interface with clients and participate in business development initiatives.

+ Expert ability with Microsoft Office Suite primarily Excel.

+ Excellent communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal skills to deal with a high-pressure environment.

POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. Together, POWER and WSP’s 73,900 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in the power and energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. As part of our team, you’ll discover a world of opportunities to connect with innovative thinkers, forge your path, and have fun tackling the world’s most challenging projects.

At POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

Our compensation package includes competitive compensation, professional development, and a full benefit package:

+ Medical/Dental/Vision

+ Paid Holidays

+ Vacation/Paid Sick Leave

+ Voluntary Life Insurance

+ 401K

+ Telehealth Benefit covers all providers

+ Maternity and Paternity Leave

+ New Dads and Moms Benefit program

+ Fertility Benefits

+ Gender affirming care

We are a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

Base Salary Range: $170,000 - $180,000 per year

The range for this position is being displayed in compliance with all state and local regulations. Salaries are set based on a number of factors to include an individual's job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This means that no two candidates are alike. The range provided above does not include additional compensation such as bonus, health benefits, vacation, 401(k) match, etc.

POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.