Project Controls Specialist
Description
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join their Project Controls team in Austin, TX.
Your Impact
- Partner with cost controls, project management, scheduling, and PMIS teams to understand the KPIs needed across projects and the portfolio.
- Design and build interactive Power BI dashboards that give leadership and clients clear, actionable visibility into cost, schedule, and performance.
- Perform data analysis across project data sets to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities to improve reporting accuracy and decision-making.
- Standardize reporting templates, KPI definitions, and data models across projects to improve consistency and data integrity across the portfolio.
- Integrate data from cost management, scheduling, and PMIS platforms (e.g., e-Builder, Procore, Primavera P6) into unified, automated reporting.
- Translate project data into clear executive-level summaries and client deliverables for the Program Manager and PMO.
- Support cost tracking, forecasting, and earned value management (EVM) reporting with accurate, dashboard-ready data.
Who You Are
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
- 5+ years of experience in project controls, reporting, and data analytics on large-scale capital projects.
- Demonstrated hands-on expertise building interactive Power BI dashboards and reports, including data modeling and data transformation.
- Strong data analytics skills, with the ability to turn complex project data into clear insights for both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
- Proven ability to collaborate with cost controls, project management, scheduling, and PMIS teams to define KPIs and reporting requirements.
- Working knowledge of cost forecasting, budgeting, and earned value management (EVM) practices.
- Familiarity with scheduling concepts and PMIS/scheduling platforms such as e-Builder, Procore, Primavera P6, or Microsoft Project.
- Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail in dashboard and report accuracy and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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