Sr Project Specialist-Controls

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer is seeking a Sr. Project Specialist – Controls within the Engineering & Construction Project Controls team in Houston.

You will partner with Project Managers, Program Directors, and Commercial to develop front-end planning, consolidate estimates, and prepare program packages for economic review. You will lead risk analyses, schedule development, and cost management across major capital programs, ensuring timely reporting and documentation through project lifecycles with strong

Qualifications

• Must be able to effectively support and communicate with project team members, contractors, and within E&C Project Controls.
• Detail oriented with good organizational skills.
• Knowledge of scheduling standards for ground-up or linear (pipeline) projects.
• Able to interface with all levels of internal and external customers.
• Willing to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent assignments.
• Travel up to 25%; based in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

• Analyze new capital opportunities with Project Managers, Program Directors, and Commercial.
• Develop summary schedules, capital outlay plans, estimate summaries and risk overviews for funding packages.
• Lead sessions to develop risk registers and Monte Carlo analyses for cost certainty.
• Lead planning sessions to maintain program and project schedules with input from internal/external functions.
• Develop project controls, contract management and execution plans with the project team.
• Support bid package development, bid analysis, and reporting of contractor progress.
• Develop a progress and performance measurement plan for major contracts and tracking tools.
• Ensure contractor deliverables are met and changes are documented.
• Provide cost management support and forecast/variance analysis.
• Update project schedules and analyze variances for the team.
• Report major variances of contractor schedules to PM team.
• Maintain Risk Register throughout the lifecycle.
• Take direction and drive objectives to completion.

Skills

Detail oriented

Organizational skills

Scheduling knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, or Finance

AACE/PMI certifications preferred

Tools

Primavera Risk Analyzer

Microsoft Excel

Scheduling add-ons

Job description

We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits,401(k) match with additional profit sharing,PTO and abundant career opportunities.

Come join our award winning 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!

Summary

Working within Engineering & Construction (E&C) Project Controls, the Sr. Project Specialist – Controls position will be responsible for working with E&C Project Managers, Program Directors, and the Commercial group to provide front end planning project development support.This includes consolidating project estimates, developing milestone project and program schedules, evaluating escalation, and developing a program package for economic review.If assigned to active projects in execution, the Sr. Project Specialist will support the project by providing planning/scheduling, cost management, risk management and reporting support throughout the lifecycle the projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with Project Managers, Program Directors, and Commercial to analyze new capital opportunities
• Develop summary schedules, capital outlay plans, estimate summaries and risk overviews for Project/Program Funding Packages to be sent to Commercial for economic review
• Lead sessions to develop detailed risk registers and run a Monte Carlo analysis to provide project managers and leadership with cost certainty ranges
• Lead planning sessions to develop and maintain program level and project level schedules with input from both internal and external functions
• Work with project team to develop project specific execution plans related to project controls, contract management and overall project execution
• Support Project Managers in the bid package development and issuance, bid analysis, contract creation (ensuring critical progress deliverables are in the contract), and reporting of contractor progress
• Develop a progress and performance measurement plan for major contracts, and if warranted, develop an overall project progress measurement tool to ensure major milestones are earned and trending is on track
• Work with project contractors to ensure deliverables from their contracts are being met, progress reporting is timely and accurate, and all changes are documented properly
• Provide cost management support on major project contracts and assist the PM with forecast/variance analysis
• Update and maintain project schedules and provide analysis of variances to the project team
• Identify, Analyze, and Report major variances of contractor schedules to the Project Management Team related to completion of milestones, slippage of critical path items, and schedule variance
• Update Risk Register and support maintaining it throughout the project life cycle
• Ability to take direction and run down an objective to completion

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Must be able to effectively support and communicate with various project team members, contractors, and within E&C Project Controls
• Detail oriented with good organizational skills
• Knowledge and application of scheduling standards and practices involving ground-up (facility) and/or linear (pipeline) projects
• Must be able to interface effectively with all levels of internal and external customers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent assignments
• Additional work outside of normal business hours may be required
• Travel could be up to 25%, as required; role to be based out of Houston, Texas

Education/Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience directly related to Project Controls, Engineering or Project Management in the Oil & Gas Industry with emphasis on Midstream (Pipeline).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or Finance preferred.
• Further certifications through the AACE and/or PMI are preferred, but not required
• Proficient understanding of the full life cycle of ground-up and linear based projects from project initiation to closure
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency utilizing the following Software(s):
• Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft platforms
• Primavera Risk Analyzer
• A Project Management Tool of any kind
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency utilizing scheduling add-ons to evaluate schedule integrity, risk, and program management.

Working Conditions

• Usually, normal office working conditions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.
• Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by personnel assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the assigned position.

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet

Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

DISCLAIMER

The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants under federal, state, or local law.

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