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Team Lead, Project Controls & Operations Job Description WSP is seeking a Team Lead, Project Controls & Operations to lead and elevate the Project Controls Analysts (PCA) team within the Bridges, Highways & Roads Ontario portfolio of the Transportation business line. This role is based in the Greater Toronto Area and is designed for a leader who is passionate about people, process clarity, and operational excellence. This positions primary focus is people leadership and daytoday operational managementsupporting the PCA team, strengthening consistency, and enabling efficient, predictable project controls workflows. While not a projectspecific delivery role, the Manager may periodically support major projects to ensure alignment of standards and execution quality. The role reports directly to the Director Operations and works closely with Operations, Finance, Project Controls, and Project Delivery teams to build a highperforming project controls function centered around clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement. Your Impact People Leadership Lead, coach, and develop the Project Controls Analyst team to build a strong, engaged, and highperforming group. Provide handson daily guidance, workload balancing, task prioritization, and realtime support for issue resolution. Conduct regular checkins, team meetings, and oneonone coaching focused on performance, growth, and wellbeing. Establish clear responsibilities, competency expectations, success measures, and career development pathways for all PCAs. Foster a collaborative team culture based on communication, consistency, and accountability. Operational Excellence Oversee and continuously refine the daily operations of the PCA function, ensuring standardized, predictable workflows. Improve operational efficiency by streamlining templates, reporting cycles, forecasting processes, cost updates, and schedule support tasks. Identify and remove bottlenecks; simplify workflows between PCAs, PMs, Finance, and Operations. Implement lightweight operating rhythms (daily/weekly touchpoints, dashboards, KPIs) to support clarity and consistency. Monitor workload distribution to ensure balanced assignment of tasks and timely delivery of highquality outputs. CrossFunctional Collaboration Serve as the primary point of coordination for all PCArelated operational matters with Operations, Finance, and Project Delivery teams. Support project managers and PCAs in realtime issue escalation and resolution, reducing ambiguity across processes. Lead or contribute to operational initiatives that integrate project controls workflows with broader business requirements. Digital Innovation Champion the adoption of digital project controls tools, reporting platforms, and automation solutions. Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve productivity through system enhancements and process simplification. Support the Director Operations on crossfunctional digital transformation initiatives that impact PCA workflows. The Skills That Set You Apart Bachelors degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field. Minimum 10-15 years of experience in project controls within engineering consulting, infrastructure, or construction. Demonstrated ability to lead or mentor teams in a matrix environment with a strong emphasis on people development and daytoday guidance. Strong understanding of cost control, earned value management, scheduling, financial performance monitoring, change management, and risk management. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills. Experience with digital project controls tools, automation, and datadriven reporting is an asset. Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PMI-SP, CCP) are considered an advantage. Compensation AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 $162,800 MB & ON: $112,100 $154,400 NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $111,000 $147,400 Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Veuillez noter: La sant et la scurit sont des valeurs absolument essentielles pour WSP. tant donn limportance de se garder en scurit, vous devez vous conformer notre politique de sant, scurit et environnement (SSE) en tout temps, ainsi quaux politiques SSE du client lorsque cela sapplique. Les offres d'emploi pour des postes impliquant des travaux sur le terrain et assujettis en matire de scurit sont conditionnelles ce que les candidats soient en mesure d'effectuer des tches physiques cls du travail tel que dcrit dans l'offre d'emploi et lors de l'entrevue. 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