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MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTANT
DMC Recruitment Group
Toronto, ON · North York, ON
Full-time
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Oshawa, ON
Full-time
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Assistant Controller
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Team Lead, Senior Cost Controller
WSP in Canada
Ottawa, ON
Full-time
Unlock Potential – Take your career further as a Team Lead – Senior Cost Controller. You will strengthen project controls practices, guide a high-performing cost control team, and ensure…
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$145,000 to $175,000 CAD / year
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WSP

Team Lead, Senior Cost Controller

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Experience: 10 to 15 years of cost control experience in complex engineering project environments.
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 24, 2026

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Original job description

What if you could redefine what’s possible? With us, you can.

With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it. We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science‑based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP

The Opportunity

Shape the World Around You

Unlock Potential – Take your career further as a Team Lead – Senior Cost Controller. You will strengthen project controls practices, guide a high-performing cost control team, and ensure robust monitoring and performance management across multiple mandates. Your leadership and technical expertise will help our clients make informed decisions and deliver projects that create lasting value for the communities we serve.

Your Impact

Lead, engage, mentor, and develop a cost control team while fostering accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
Allocate resources across projects to align team capacity with priorities, schedules, and client commitments.
Oversee the quality of cost control deliverables, reviewing and approving outputs to support consistent, reliable project decisions.
Manage project budgets and forecasts to safeguard financial health and improve visibility throughout the project lifecycle.
Analyze cost and schedule variances, recommend corrective actions, and apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to optimize performance.
Partner with project teams and stakeholders to track performance, communicate insights, and support timely decision-making.
Manage changes and their financial impacts while ensuring compliance with processes, policies, and contractual requirements.
Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence across the project controls practice.

The Skills That Set You Apart

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, project management, or a related field.
10 to 15 years of cost control experience in complex engineering project environments.
Deep expertise in Earned Value Management (EVM), project financial control, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and change management.
Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and allocating work across multidisciplinary cost control teams.
A strong record of reviewing complex deliverables and translating project data into clear, actionable recommendations.
Knowledge of AACE and PMI frameworks; related certifications are considered a strong asset.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across project, technical, commercial, and client teams.

Why Choose WSP?

Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.
Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

#WeAreWSP

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $104,100 - $138,000
MB & ON: $95,000 - $130,800
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $94,100 - $124,900

Disclosure

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark

Ready to lead with purpose and turn project insight into meaningful results? Apply today to grow a talented cost control team, strengthen project performance, and help shape complex projects that make a lasting difference.

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It’s why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what’s possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you’ll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

Join us.

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here.

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here.

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Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing cost control team while overseeing project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance. Partner with stakeholders to analyze cost variances and ensure compliance with project controls practices and contractual requirements.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, or project management with 10 to 15 years of experience in complex engineering project environments. Candidates must possess deep expertise in Earned Value Management (EVM) and demonstrated leadership capabilities.

Skills

Cost control
Earned Value Management
Project financial control
Budgeting
Forecasting
Variance analysis
Change management
Team leadership
Mentoring
Project management
Engineering project environments
Performance management
AACE frameworks
PMI frameworks
Communication
Collaboration

Benefits

Flexible work
Work-life balance

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Keywords

Cost Control
Earned Value Management
EVM
Project Controls
Budgeting
Forecasting
Variance Analysis
Change Management
Engineering
AACE
PMI
Financial Control
Infrastructure
Transportation
Energy
Mining
Water
Performance Management
Stakeholder Management
Operational Excellence
Project Lifecycle
Professional Services

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