Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, WSP Group is a leading engineering and design consulting firm. With more than 43,000 employees globally, WSP Group ha
Project Controls & Operations Manager
Location
New York + 4 moreAll locations: New York | Virginia | Georgia | Wisconsin | Arizona
Posted
39 days ago
Salary
$175K - $249K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Project Controls & Operations Manager
WSP Group
Title: Project Controls & Operations Manager Location: Tempe United States Job Description: This Opportunity As a Project Controls and Operations Manager within WSP's Datacenter Center of Excellence organization, this role provides senior-level leadership in delivery operations, financial alignment, digital project controls, and enterprise reporting across complex programs in the United States. This position focuses on how work is planned, governed, measured, and reported at scale, ensuring project execution and operational data are tightly aligned with financial performance, executive decision-making, and enterprise standards. We are open to candidates working out of any of the kW MCE offices (Troy NY, New York City, Herndon VA, Atlanta GA, Milwaukee WI, or Tempe AZ) but will also consider remote candidates. Your Impact Project Controls, Metrics & Performance Leadership - Lead the design and application of project controls and performance management frameworks spanning scope, schedule logic, cost tracking, change management, risk, and executive reporting. - Translate complex project and engineering activity into clear, decision-ready metrics for senior leadership and clients. - Provide insight into delivery trends, variances, risks, and recovery opportunities using data-driven analysis and dashboards. Delivery Operations & Financial Alignment - Serve as a senior SME bridging project delivery, operations, and finance, ensuring consistency between project execution, resource allocation, capitalization models, and P&L performance. - Develop and maintain FTE, resource, and capacity models aligned to project portfolios and financial planning. - Partner with PMs, operations leaders, and finance teams to support budget adherence, forecasting, and cost center alignment. Smartsheet Platform Ownership & Digital Architecture - Act as SME for Smartsheet in project delivery and operational reporting. - Govern enterprise-scale Smartsheet ecosystems, including templates, automations, workflows, reports, and executive dashboards. - Drive automation and system improvements that reduce administrative burden and increase accuracy and transparency. Governance, Standards & Quality - Establish and maintain standardized delivery operations and project controls frameworks that scale across programs and regions. - Ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements, quality standards, and client expectations. - Capture and institutionalize lessons learned to improve execution efficiency. Stakeholder Engagement & Enablement - Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, presenting performance insights clearly and concisely. - Lead or support enterprise training related to project controls, Smartsheet, and delivery operations. Who You Are Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in engineering, technical, or business discipline. - 12+ years of experience in delivery operations, metrics, governance, or enterprise reporting. - Deep expertise in Smartsheet as an enterprise platform. - Strong financial, resource, and performance modeling capability. - Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. - Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. Preferred Qualifications - Relevant experience in lieu of education may be considered with 16+ years of experience. WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $175,000 - $249,000 WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law. #LI-TB1
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