Consultant - Project Controls

As a Consultant - Project Controls, you will be part of the NZ GCC PMO team in WSP India and operate out of our Noida/Bengaluru office.

The role will support Project and Design Managers as well as multi-disciplinary, geographically-spread project teams working on major projects in New Zealand.

You will be tasked with planning/scheduling, cost engineering and analysis/control activities, reporting/dashboarding etc. on a range of infrastructure projects across Rail, Highways and other Civil domains.

• Execute planning, scheduling, and controlling strategy for assigned projects under the guidance of Project Managers or Project Controls Managers, so that project needs and client requirements are met per WSP standards and procedures.
• Monitor and report at regular cadence at project/portfolio level, prepare relevant project control dashboards for internal and external stakeholder communication.
• Set up the baseline schedule and control procedures for assigned projects and monitor progress against the plan; flag variances and potential risks early and in a proactive manner.
• Assist Project Managers in Horizon support (Oracle ERP tool) to manage the project financials.
• Assist Project Managers and Project Engineers with estimates and plans for bid/tenders.
• Assist PMs/PCMs in calculation of earned values and project EACs to support cash-flow and financial forecasting and any necessary course corrections.
• Thrive in a performance culture, incorporating WSP values and adapt to multi-cultural project teams across geographies and time zones.

• Thorough understanding of project management, risk management and EVM language and terminologies.
• Hands on experience in Primavera 6, Microsoft Project, Power BI and other Planning and Control software.
• Understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Earned Value Management (EVM) etc.
• Knowledge of the philosophies, principals, practices & techniques of planning.
• Awareness of Quantitative Schedule/Cost Risk Analysis (QSRA/QCRA).
• Problem solver, adept at early identification and mitigation with commercial awareness and capable of managing own work with minimum or no supervision.