Project Controls Lead III

Our major Oil & Gas (O&G) client is seeking a Project Controls Lead III to join their team in Midland, TX for a 12-month assignment.


Main Functions


Project Controls Lead (PCL) implements overall project controls direction through application of systems and methods for estimate development, cost control, progress measurement, schedule development / control and management of change.





Tasks And Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate data and deliverables in support of benchmarking and tool building




• Provide overall project cost, schedule, progress measurement, and change management leadership and expertise




• Provide support to Project Team and Stewards with cost and schedule analysis, reporting, forecasting and budgeting




• Development of Project Controls Plan and Management of Change (MOC) Plan




• Ensure that the Stewardship process is established and implemented, leading to monthly cost and schedule stewardship reviews




• Coordinates and communicates priorities for new and ongoing estimating, planning and cost control activities




• Leads preparation and maintenance of the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), the Original Control Budget (OCB), Current Control Budget (CCB) and Project Master Schedule, and Budget (Planning & Budgeting (P&B) ), and the overall cost and progress control system




• Coordinate the collecting, analyzing, and reporting of project cost and schedule control information, to ensure overall project status is assessed and potential problem areas identified; prepares overall cost and schedule forecasts




• Administer and facilitates the Management of Change process




• Facilitate Capital Efficiency / Opportunities and Vulnerabilities process




• Interface with Controllers regarding AFEs/budgets and invoices and development of Work-In-Place




• Participate in bid evaluation process (as required)




• Participate in developing Contract Price Budgets and Contract Control Schedules and Milestones




• Ensure familiarity of Project Controls team with Contractor payment terms and contract coordination procedures applicable to their scope




• Leads preparation for Gates Reviews, Advance Commitment, Full Funding or Supplement activities




• Coordinates development of cost and schedule estimates in preparation of Gate and Check Point/Advance Commitment reviews




• Coordinate development of Estimate Confidence Packages and Estimate Development Plans




• Respond to ad hoc requests from Project Management Team (PMT) related to Controls/Reporting




• Consortium / Affiliate / Joint Venture presentations




• Supports preparation of Close-out Reporting / CA$HD Input




• Perform quality assurance at the project level by monitoring and appraising the performance of Contractors in the areas of cost control, progress measurement and schedule control




• Responsible for ensuring that proper and effective project control measures are executed by the Contractor; including the Contractor’s cost and schedule control organization, plans and procedures




• Review and, where appropriate, endorse schedule, progress and cost baselines and forecast prepared by contractors




• Review progress measures reported by the Contractor




• Review cost and schedule bases of Contractor's Change Proposals / Orders; including progress trends developed by Contractor




• Assist site management in developing/reviewing cost and schedule corrective actions and recovery plans, and making sure needed actions/plans are implemented




• Manage the Cost and Schedule organization including the Contractor sites and serve as the central link from the Project to the organization




• Maintain close liaison with other members of the organization on the Project and the function




• Coordinates development of Project Controls Implementation Plan tailored to the specific project




• Provide feedback and mentor to project controls engineers and planners in the project




• Ensure Functional alignment for support and approval of key deliverables (i.e. Estimate Confidence Package, Estimate Development Plan, etc.)




• Drives and promotes capital efficiency on projects being stewarded by the department




• Required: Experience with Data Visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, or Spotfire




• Not required but helpful: Data analytics programming experience in SQL or Python

Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management




• Experience in project controls focused on cost control and schedule control achievements




• Supervisory experience required




• Certification(s) in the project management discipline from a recognized organization (Primavera, PMI, AACE etc.)




• Willing to work overseas in a team environment




• Willing to relocate to required project site




• Knowledgeable with company project management best practices framework and key work processes




• Demonstrated ability to drive creativity, innovation and continuous improvement.




• Strong Influencing, Consulting, Mentoring, Analytical, and Computing skills




• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills




• Adaptability to changing priorities




• Strong interpersonal and communication skills




• Ability to multitask and respond quickly to urgent analysis requests