Senior Consultant - Project Controls

• Minimum: Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Planning or equivalent qualification. Post graduation in project management preferred.
• Expertise in Primavera / MS Projects, advance Excel etc. is mandatory; Power BI, understanding statistical analysis and coding experience preferred.
• PMP, or Prince 2 certification.
• Membership of professional organisations like PMI, RICS, APM etc. preferred.
• Experience in the range of 4-8 years.
  

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification ( BGV ) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process including documents uploaded is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner .

• Develop and 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.
• Prepare and present of project/program cost and cash-flow forecasts.
• Work with Risk Management experts in identifying potential threats, assess impacts and develop mitigation/recovery plans.
• 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 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.
• Assist the PMO Lead in planning staffing needs for pipeline projects, managing utilisation of self and the team, extend training and mentoring to junior colleagues.

Key Competencies / Skills

• Expertise in project management, risk management and EVM language and terminologies.
• Act as a go-to expert in Primavera/Microsoft Project, MS Excel, Power BI and other Planning, Control and Reporting/Dashboarding software.
• Expertise in Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Earned Value Management (EVM) etc.
• Awareness of Quantitative Schedule/Cost Risk Analysis (QSRA/QCRA), Cost & Quantity Survey and Contract Management.
• Problem solver, adept at early identification and mitigation with commercial awareness and capable of managing own work with minimum or no supervision; ability to think out of the box and propose innovative solutions and explore technology/digital enablement.
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in English and demonstrated experience in working with international planning and project controls teams.
• Exposure to overseas Transportation Industry projects in Highway, Rail and large Civil Infrastructure projects.
• Possess the ability to work to tight deadlines and in changing environments; Ability to lead a small team of project planners and controllers.