Project Controls Specialist

Missouri Ag Connection; Chesterfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Job summary

Bunge North America is seeking a Specialist Project Controls to lead controls for facility projects, aligning scope, bids, engineering and procurement with robust financial and risk management. You will drive schedule integrity, monitor critical milestones, and coordinate with PMs, procurement and third parties across capital programs.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years directing schedules with Primavera P6 or MS Projects, delivering clear, proactive status reports and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience developing project schedules using Primavera P6 or MS Projects for capital projects through entire project life cycle.
• Demonstrated ability to provide oversight in schedule control on all assigned projects.
• Experience analyzing project schedule risks throughout the project.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of project life cycle schedules through full integration of pre-FID engineering, detail engineering, procurement and field schedules.
• Lead project planning & control mechanisms, highlighting all critical milestones.
• Coordinate schedule codes, activity codes and WBS alignment.
• Provide assurance on schedules submitted by contractors.
• Analyze schedule logic, durations, constraints, float and resource loading.
• Produce schedule deliverables appropriate for project stage gates.
• Generate project management reports on schedule performance and KPIs.

Skills

Scheduling experience (Primavera P6/MS

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Projects

Job description

A Day in the Life:

The Specialist Project Controls will lead all the controls activities for facility projects including work standards, contractual scope requirements and actual field activities for Bunge North America Processing. Associated work will include working with the Bunge Project Managers, Procurement and third parties for all capital projects. Position will be responsible for ensuring proper controls are in place for all project activities, including: bid Package definition. Project Execution, Engineering scope definition, Procurement specifications, Financial Controls, Risk, Information Management, and Reporting.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Oversee development of project life cycle schedules through full integration of pre-FID engineering, detail engineering, procurement and field executable construction schedules working together with PM, Procurement and PMO.


• Leads project planning & control mechanisms considering business needs and highlighting all critical milestones.


• Ensure team updates and aligns project codes, activity codes and WBS.


• Coordinates week-to-week activities updates as aligned with the project engineering and construction teams.


• Provides assurance on schedules submitted by contractors.


• Analyzes schedule logic, activity durations, constraints, float, resource loading, critical path(s) and leveling resources as needed to support project constraints.


• Produces schedule deliverables package appropriate for the project stage gate.


• Analyzes and provides reports on engineering contractors meeting baseline deadlines.


• Produces project management reports that effectively communicate project performance, concern, and other indicators of schedule performance.


• Participates in schedule risk workshops to establish schedule contingency.


• Applies, monitors, and reports schedule float and critical path.


• Ensure the scheduler monitors and records approved schedule changes.


• Ensures that the team manages stage gate baselines.


• Support in resource planning and allocation during project execution & construction phase.


• Provides regular updates on project planning control to the database platform and supports key KPIs presentation to Leadership team.


• Provides expertise in project status monitoring, analyzing critical milestones, generating early warning mechanisms and supporting schedule expeditions.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required


• 5+ years of experience developing project schedules using Primavera P6 or MS Projects for capital projects through entire project life cycle required


• Demonstrated ability to provide oversight in schedule control on all assigned projects required


• Experience analyzing project schedule risks throughout the project required.

Benefits:

• Health Benefits - Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.


• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.


• Family Support - Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.


• Tuition Reimbursement - after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5000 per year.


• Time Off - Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience 0 - 9 years: 25 days 10 - 19 years: 30 days 20+ years: 35 days

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed-in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:
We Are One Team - Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
We Lead The Way - Agile, Empowered, Innovative
We Do What's Right - Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day - people who are #ProudtoBeBunge Nearest Major Market: St Louis Job Segment: Facilities, Procurement, Agricultural, Database, Agribusiness, Operations, Agriculture, Technology