WSP in the UK & Ireland
Project Controls Engineer (PMCM)
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Project Controls Engineer (PMCM: Programme Solutions)
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can tap into our global reach, drive transformative projects, and collaborate with top industry experts to deliver your best work. Embrace your intellectual curiosity in a vibrant culture that champions innovation and diverse input. Seize opportunities to cultivate a career as unique as your skillset.
About the Role
As a Project Controls Engineer in our PMCM (Programme Solutions) group, you’ll take a central role in supporting global transport and infrastructure projects. Working cross-functionally with multi-disciplinary teams, you’ll ensure flawless delivery—meeting client demands on schedule and budget while maintaining high-quality output.
This position offers tremendous impact by supporting the planning and execution of major projects, key alliances with clients, design teams, and stakeholders. You’ll align schedule, budget, and resources for maximum efficiency.
We work collaboratively with external clients, diverse project teams, and offices across clients’ sites. Flexibility is key: while on-site hybrid working policies require attendance for minimum 3 office days per week, this supports seamless integration with colleagues and clients.
WSP thrives on innovation—innovative thinking is encouraged, daily challenges are seized upon as chances to grow, and substantial development opportunities exist at every level.
Your Team
You’ll join a diverse, high-energy group of project and commercial management professionals, with a focus on driving successful outcomes for our clients. Our team features Project Controls Managers with expertise across sectors, united by a shared passion for delivering world-class services.
Key Responsibilities
- Budget & Cost Monitoring: Track project costs and budgets, providing timely reports and analysis to project managers.
- Project Scheduling: Contribute to the development and refinement of project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, ASTA, etc.
- Cross-Team Coordination: Collaborate with project teams to ensure seamless communication, alignment, and execution of activities.
- Performance Reporting: Facilitate and deliver performance reviews, contributing insights to improve project outcomes.
- Process Implementation: Help implement project controls processes and tools to enhance efficacy.
- Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement: Compile and present project status reports to clients and senior management.
- Risk Management: Support Earned Value Management (EVM) and project controls methodologies; identify and mitigate risks.
- Data Analysis & Recommendations: Conduct performance evaluations, proposing actionable improvements.
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to company policies, industry standards, and relevant regulations.
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Qualifications & Expectations
Don’t let us stop you if you don’t meet all criteria—we align experience flexibly to foster growth: No detailed criteria listed—our focus is on your potential (see Why WSP below).
Why WSP?
We redefine professional opportunities by demonstrating purpose through leadership in engineering, sustainability, and diversity. Imagine—work on landmark projects shaping the future. Leaving a legacy here means celebrating meaningful work every day.
Flexibility, work-life balance, and professional fulfillment await you.
About WSP
Since our launch over a century ago, WSP has grown into a global leader in engineering, consulting, and professional services. With over 11,000 professionals in the UK and Ireland+, we unite communities with innovation and integrity. We commit to impact long-term—and to empowering the full spectrum of talent.
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Benefits
🔹 Work-Life Balance
- Hybrid flexibility: up to 2 joint days remote + modern office spaces.
- Learn with scenario-based measures (e.g., balancing while flexibility and hybrid demands.)
🔹 Empowering Inclusion
- Whole-self partnerships: WSP celebrates diversity and authentic belonging.
- What is money? Diverse remit groups: Connecting people through shared backgrounds like ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and shared experiences.
- Thrive: Programs aimed at overall sustainability through healthy living, adjustments, and private prevention.
🔹 Health & Wellbeing
- Virtual GP: Access NHS caregivers for medical advice on-demand.
- Gymflex: 40% discounts on gym memberships through WSP benefits.
- Menopause Support: Tailored holistic packages for thorough employee assistance.
🔹 TimeFlex
- "WSP My Hour": 1 extra hour for personal periods daily—adjustable on your own terms.
- Part-time & flexible hours: Customized leave; punctuating holidays to your choice.
- Extended leave options: Accumulate or purchase additional paid time off.
🔹 Development & Career Growth Empowered professionals thrive with tailored coaching, mentoring, access to professional charterships (qualifications), and unparalleled system networks.
#WeAreWSP WSP positively encourages applications from qualified candidates, regardless branch-wide including (but not limited to) sex, race, disability, age, ethnicity/background, marriage/status, religion or belief, language, gender re-/trans identity, and pregnancy/maternity/paternity. We offer specials to disabled candidates invited—let us know adjustments needed.
Hand-in-hand, we proudly leverage disability confidence, so every resilient contender is considered.
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