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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Controls Consultant to support our California Region. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
Job Overview:
Provide proactive project controls, coordination, and reporting support to Project Managers throughout the project lifecycle, including project setup, monthly project reviews, Horizon-related activities, budget controls, forecasting support, and project performance reporting. Serve as a liaison between Project Managers, Project Financial Analysts, Project Financial Operations, and upper management to support timely communication, issue resolution, financial visibility, and alignment on project priorities. Anticipate project needs, identify risks and variances, and help drive informed decision-making through accurate project controls and reporting.
Your Impact
Integration:
- Support the Project Manager with project setup activities, including coordination of project structure, work breakdown structure, budget setup, cost coding, governance requirements, and required financial or operational workflows.
- Serve as a liaison between the Project Manager, Project Financial Analyst (PFA), Project Financial Operations (PFO) team, and upper management to support timely communication, issue resolution, project performance visibility, and alignment on project financial and operational priorities.
- Coordinate project-related activities with PFA and PFO teams, including Horizon updates, project financial data validation, budget controls, forecast support, and follow-up on financial or operational action items.
- Coordinate project closeout, including archiving project documentation and compiling lessons learned, client feedback, sub-consultant evaluations, and project experience profiles.
Cost:
- Support project budget setup, maintenance, cost tracking, expenditure monitoring, and budget control activities in coordination with the Project Manager, PFA, and PFO teams.
- Support Project Managers with project forecasting related to cost control.
- Support Horizon-related project controls activities, including project setup validation, budget maintenance, forecast updates, reporting coordination, and resolution of project financial data issues in partnership with the PFA and PFO teams.
- Prepare budget status updates, variance explanations, forecast summaries, and escalation items for review by Project Managers and upper management.
- Interface with the accounting team to ensure compliance with client invoicing requirements, support invoice preparation, and assist with timely payment facilitation.
- Follow up and meet with the client's accounting team to support a smooth accounts receivable cycle.
- Maintain a strong focus on keeping Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) low on each project.
Project Documentation:
- Maintain project documentation, records, and supporting materials related to budget, forecast, change management, project review outcomes, and key financial or operational decisions.
- Coordinate and support monthly project reviews by gathering project performance data, validating budget and forecast information, preparing review materials, tracking action items, and following up with the Project Manager, PFA, PFO, and leadership stakeholders.
- Prepare concise project performance updates, budget summaries, variance explanations, and escalation items to support leadership decision-making.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in project management, Project Controls, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a closely related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in project controls, project finance, cost management, forecasting, scheduling, or project management support, preferably in a consulting, engineering, construction, or professional services environment.
- Working knowledge of project controls principles, including cost control, budget tracking, forecasting, scheduling, change management, risk management, and project performance reporting.
- Experience coordinating with Project Managers, finance, accounting, or project financial operations teams to support project setup, monthly project reviews, budget validation, invoicing, forecasting, accounts receivable, and financial reporting.
- Ability to prepare clear project performance summaries, variance explanations, budget updates, and escalation materials for Project Managers and leadership stakeholders.
- High attention to detail with the ability to validate project financial data, identify discrepancies, and follow through on corrections.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Strong verbal and written communication, stakeholder coordination, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining accuracy, quality, and client service.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Horizon or similar enterprise project financial management, ERP, or project controls systems.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify process improvement opportunities and implement solutions that enhance project performance.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary: $94,400 - $135,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals, and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Controls Consultant to support our California Region. Be involved in projects with our Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
Job Overview:
Provide proactive project controls, coordination, and reporting support to Project Managers throughout the project lifecycle, including project setup, monthly project reviews, Horizon-related activities, budget controls, forecasting support, and project performance reporting. Serve as a liaison between Project Managers, Project Financial Analysts, Project Financial Operations, and upper management to support timely communication, issue resolution, financial visibility, and alignment on project priorities. Anticipate project needs, identify risks and variances, and help drive informed decision-making through accurate project controls and reporting.
Your Impact
Integration:
- Support the Project Manager with project setup activities, including coordination of project structure, work breakdown structure, budget setup, cost coding, governance requirements, and required financial or operational workflows.
- Serve as a liaison between the Project Manager, Project Financial Analyst (PFA), Project Financial Operations (PFO) team, and upper management to support timely communication, issue resolution, project performance visibility, and alignment on project financial and operational priorities.
- Coordinate project-related activities with PFA and PFO teams, including Horizon updates, project financial data validation, budget controls, forecast support, and follow-up on financial or operational action items.
- Coordinate project closeout, including archiving project documentation and compiling lessons learned, client feedback, sub-consultant evaluations, and project experience profiles.
Cost:
- Support project budget setup, maintenance, cost tracking, expenditure monitoring, and budget control activities in coordination with the Project Manager, PFA, and PFO teams.
- Support Project Managers with project forecasting related to cost control.
- Support Horizon-related project controls activities, including project setup validation, budget maintenance, forecast updates, reporting coordination, and resolution of project financial data issues in partnership with the PFA and PFO teams.
- Prepare budget status updates, variance explanations, forecast summaries, and escalation items for review by Project Managers and upper management.
- Interface with the accounting team to ensure compliance with client invoicing requirements, support invoice preparation, and assist with timely payment facilitation.
- Follow up and meet with the client's accounting team to support a smooth accounts receivable cycle.
- Maintain a strong focus on keeping Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) low on each project.
Project Documentation:
- Maintain project documentation, records, and supporting materials related to budget, forecast, change management, project review outcomes, and key financial or operational decisions.
- Coordinate and support monthly project reviews by gathering project performance data, validating budget and forecast information, preparing review materials, tracking action items, and following up with the Project Manager, PFA, PFO, and leadership stakeholders.
- Prepare concise project performance updates, budget summaries, variance explanations, and escalation items to support leadership decision-making.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in project management, Project Controls, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a closely related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in project controls, project finance, cost management, forecasting, scheduling, or project management support, preferably in a consulting, engineering, construction, or professional services environment.
- Working knowledge of project controls principles, including cost control, budget tracking, forecasting, scheduling, change management, risk management, and project performance reporting.
- Experience coordinating with Project Managers, finance, accounting, or project financial operations teams to support project setup, monthly project reviews, budget validation, invoicing, forecasting, accounts receivable, and financial reporting.
- Ability to prepare clear project performance summaries, variance explanations, budget updates, and escalation materials for Project Managers and leadership stakeholders.
- High attention to detail with the ability to validate project financial data, identify discrepancies, and follow through on corrections.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Strong verbal and written communication, stakeholder coordination, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining accuracy, quality, and client service.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Horizon or similar enterprise project financial management, ERP, or project controls systems.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify process improvement opportunities and implement solutions that enhance project performance.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary: $94,400 - $135,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals, and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Project Consultant
Target firms with established sponsorship infrastructure
Large consulting firms sponsor H-1B and TN visas regularly and have dedicated immigration teams. Smaller boutique firms may be willing but lack the infrastructure, which can slow the process and increase the risk of filing errors.
Confirm your degree aligns with the specific consulting domain
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree field and the project consultant role. A business or engineering degree typically works, but a mismatch between your degree and the project domain can trigger a Request for Evidence.
Ask about the employer's LCA filing timeline early
The Labor Condition Application must be certified before your visa petition is filed. Clarifying this timeline in the offer stage prevents surprises, especially if you're on OPT with a cap-gap or approaching a grace period deadline.
Canadian and Mexican nationals should explore the TN visa
Project Consultant roles structured around management consulting or engineering qualify for TN status under USMCA. TN processing is faster than H-1B and has no lottery, making it a practical first step if you hold Canadian or Mexican citizenship.
Document client-facing and specialized project work clearly
USCIS scrutinizes consulting roles more than most. Your offer letter and support documentation should clearly define the specialized duties, required degree, and that the work involves applying theoretical knowledge, not just general business judgment.
Consider premium processing if your start date is firm
For H-1B transfers or change-of-status filings, premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day adjudication decision. If a project engagement has a fixed start date, ask your employer whether they'll cover the premium processing upgrade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Project Consultant considered a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the role is defined. USCIS has historically scrutinized broad consulting titles, so the offer letter must specify that the position requires a bachelor's degree in a particular field, such as business, computer science, or engineering. Generic consulting duties without a degree requirement in a specific specialty are the most common reason for H-1B visa denials in this category. Firms that clearly define project scope and required expertise have significantly stronger approval outcomes.
What degree do I need for an employer to sponsor me as a Project Consultant?
A bachelor's degree in a field directly related to the consulting domain is the baseline requirement. For IT project consulting, computer science or information systems degrees are standard. For management or operations consulting, business administration or industrial engineering degrees typically qualify. If your degree field doesn't match precisely, some employers will supplement the petition with an expert opinion letter establishing equivalency through a combination of education and experience.
How can I find Project Consultant roles that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists Project Consultant roles from employers who have a verified history of sponsoring work visas. Filtering by sponsorship willingness saves significant time compared to applying broadly and discovering late in the process that a firm doesn't sponsor. Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find consulting opportunities matched to your visa situation.
Can I switch employers mid-project on an H-1B as a Project Consultant?
Yes. H-1B portability allows you to start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B petition on your behalf, as long as your previous H-1B was approved, you've been maintaining valid status, and the new petition is filed before your current status expires. You don't need to wait for the new petition to be approved. Consulting roles that involve multiple client sites don't affect this, though the new employer must be the petitioner of record.
Do consulting firms ever place project consultants at third-party client sites, and does that affect sponsorship?
Yes, and it matters significantly for H-1B petitions. When a consultant works at a client site rather than the petitioning employer's location, USCIS requires an itinerary or contract showing specific project details and duration. The employer must also demonstrate they maintain control over the worker's day-to-day activities. Firms with a well-established staffing or consulting model typically have templates for this, but it's worth confirming their experience handling third-party placement petitions before accepting an offer.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Project Consultant jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.