Project Controls Specialist

This Opportunity WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join their Project Controls team in Cleveland, OH.

Your Impact • Monitor project schedules, identifying cost and scheduling issues and recommending resolutions to the Program Manager. • Prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and financial projections; support earned value management (EVM) tracking and reporting. • Track and control project costs, including change management, cost coding, commitments, and accruals across active projects. • Monitor schedule performance, critical path changes, and float, coordinating with contractors and consultants to resolve variances. • Administer cost management/PMIS platforms (EcoSys, Autodesk Forma, or similar); track acquisition packages for reimbursement and support invoice review and processing. • Produce regular cost reports for the Program Manager and PMO, ensuring data feeding into Power BI dashboards is accurate and up to date. • Support integration of cost and EVM data with Power BI reporting tools, coordinating with reporting/BI staff to ensure dashboards reflect current project data. • Support vendor selection, contractor progress tracking, change order management, and project close-out reporting.

Who You Are Minimum Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.

• 5-7 years of experience in cost controls and scheduling on large-scale capital projects.

• Strong working knowledge of earned value management (EVM), cost forecasting, and schedule management practices.

• PMIS/Scheduling: Experience with PMIS platforms such as e-Builder, Procore EcoSys, Autodesk Forma, or Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

• Familiarity with Power BI and data reporting concepts sufficient to collaborate with reporting/BI teams and ensure accurate data integration.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate cost and schedule data into clear updates for project teams and stakeholders.

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