PMO Analytics Intern: Energy Capital Projects

Western Midstream; The Woodlands, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Midstream invites a PMO Intern to gain broad exposure to how capital investments are identified, evaluated, approved, executed, and monitored. The role will work across PMO and partner with Commercial, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, and Infrastructure Planning.

The internship combines hands-on capital project analytics, project controls, process improvement, field exposure, and an independent capstone project to drive recommendations for planning,

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an interest in understanding how business, financial, and operational decisions intersect.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI or other analytical tools is preferred but not required.
• Ability to organize and analyze information from multiple sources and translate findings into clear business insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and learn across multiple functional areas.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively with employees and leaders across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support analysis of capital projects, including budgets, forecasts, actual costs, schedules, milestones, risks, and key performance drivers.
• Participate in capital planning and forecasting, identify trends, forecast movements, risks, and opportunities across the portfolio.
• Work with PMO cost, scheduling, and governance functions to understand how project performance is measured and communicated.
• Partner with Commercial, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, and Infrastructure Planning to understand the full lifecycle of a capital investment from need to execution.
• Participate in project reviews, planning sessions, lookbacks, and field visits to understand financial and operational dimensions of project execution.
• Analyze historical and active project data to identify factors affecting cost, schedule, and forecast predictability.
• Assist in developing analytical tools, dashboards, project controls, and executive-level reporting using Excel, Power BI, and other systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve PMO processes, data visibility, governance, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Complete an enterprise-focused summer capstone evaluating factors contributing to predictable outcomes and prototype a Project Readiness Index.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Business, Construction Management, Data Analytics, MIS, or Supply Chain

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Western Midstream invites a PMO Intern to gain broad exposure to how capital investments are identified, evaluated, approved, executed, and monitored. The role will work across PMO and partner with Commercial, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, and Infrastructure Planning.

The internship combines hands-on capital project analytics, project controls, process improvement, field exposure, and an independent capstone project to drive recommendations for planning,