Job Description

The Principal Consultant – Project Controls will play a key role in driving best‑practice project planning, controls, reporting, and governance across the UK Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) PMO portfolio. This role leads project controls delivery, supports program performance insights, and enables effective decision‑making for internal stakeholders and client organisations. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, leadership, and extensive hands‑on experience in planning, controls, forecasting, and digital reporting.

Responsibilities

Project Planning & Scheduling

Develop, review, and maintain integrated project schedules across multiple programs.
Ensure schedule logic, critical path, milestones, risk allowances, and dependencies meet PMO standards.
Facilitate schedule workshops with project managers and discipline leads.

Cost Management & Forecasting

Develop and manage project budgets, cashflows, cost forecasts, and variance analyses.
Monitor earned value metrics and report deviations with actionable insights.
Support contingency planning and cost risk analysis.

Project Controls Governance

Implement WSP/T&I PMO project controls frameworks, ensuring compliance across projects.
Establish baselines and oversee change control processes.
Drive adoption of best practices, templates, and standards.

Reporting & Dashboarding

Produce accurate and timely project and portfolio reports covering schedule, cost, risk, and progress.
Work closely with digital teams to develop automated dashboards and reporting tools.
Present performance insights to leadership and client stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

Collaborate with project managers, design leads, finance teams, and external partners.
Mentor junior planning and controls staff; provide technical guidance to the PMO.
Participate in continuous improvement, innovation initiatives, and capability building.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or related field.
12+ years of relevant experience in project planning and controls (preferably in Infrastructure, or Engineering consulting environments).
Proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, and advanced MS Excel.
Experience in leading a successful team ranging from 10+ members
Strong understanding of cost management, risk management, earned value management (EVM), and project governance frameworks.
Experience working in multi‑disciplinary teams and managing complex portfolios.
PMI (PMP) Certified or APM (PMQ) / RICS (MRICS) Qualifications.

Desired Skills

Experience within an engineering consulting environment is an asset
Excellent analytical, reporting, and communication skills.
Ability to influence stakeholders and drive process adherence.
Ability to manage virtual teams, address conflict management effectively
Experience in process automation, dashboard development, or digital transformation.
Chartership in Project Management

Why Join the T&I PMO Team

Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact programs.
Opportunity to collaborate with UK leadership team to ensure operational efficiencies for projects are taken care of
Collaborative environment with emphasis on innovation and continuous improvement.
Exposure to global best practices in project management and controls.

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.

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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Principal Consultant - Project Controls