Director, Project Controls & Portfolio Services

Harvest Midstream Company; Georgia; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Midstream Company is seeking a Manager, Project Services to lead the project controls function and support project managers across cost, schedule, forecasting, risk, change management, governance, and portfolio reporting.

The role builds and develops the project controls organization, defines standards and processes, aligns with Finance on budgeting and long-range planning, and acts as a strategic advisor to capital project leaders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in project controls, engineering, construction, capital project management, or related disciplines within the oil and gas industry.
• Experience leading and maturing project controls programs, teams, systems, and processes in support of a growing capital program.
• Strong knowledge of project controls disciplines, including cost control, forecasting, capital budgeting, schedule development and analysis, risk management, change management, and portfolio reporting.
• Experience interfacing with broader project services functions, including project systems, document control, and related project administrative processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a scalable project controls organization and program, including organizational design, staffing, process development, fit-for-purpose standards, reporting requirements, execution approaches, and stakeholder alignment across the capital portfolio.
• Evaluate project manager and project team support needs and help define how common project support functions should evolve to improve project execution, consistency, and responsiveness across the portfolio.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting on annual budgeting, capital guidance, long-range planning, and overall forecast alignment.
• Provide leadership oversight of project schedule development, integrated milestone planning, progress reporting, and schedule risk mitigation.
• Lead portfolio risk and change management processes, including visibility to scope, budget, schedule, and emerging project impacts.
• Develop and present portfolio dashboards, key performance indicators, analytics, and executive reporting that support decision-making and capital allocation.
• Serve as a strategic advisor and internal service partner to project managers and leadership on project controls practices, performance, risk exposure, corrective actions, and evolving project support needs.
• Build, lead, and develop the project controls organization, including employees and contractors, through phased staffing, clear expectations, coaching, succession-oriented talent development, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee project controls systems, tools, data quality, and process improvement initiatives to strengthen reporting accuracy, efficiency, and project manager support.

Skills

Project controls

Cost control

Forecasting

Schedule development

Risk management

Change management

Portfolio reporting

Leadership

Team development

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

Harvest Midstream Company is seeking a Manager, Project Services to lead the project controls function and support project managers across cost, schedule, forecasting, risk, change management, governance, and portfolio reporting.

The role builds and develops the project controls organization, defines standards and processes, aligns with Finance on budgeting and long-range planning, and acts as a strategic advisor to capital project leaders.