Turnaround & Capital Projects Lead

PBF Energy; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

PBF Energy is seeking a Project Controls Lead, Turnaround and Capital to drive standardized controls across refineries, including scheduling, cost estimation and KPI governance.

The role emphasizes leadership, training, and integration of CPMS with SAP, with up to 50% travel during implementation and ongoing travel as needed. On-site at multiple refinery locations, including PA/NJ sites, with strong focus on best-practice rollout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in refinery turnaround planning, scheduling, and cost control, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Familiarity with industry process safety and environmental regulations, work practices, and compliance strategies as well as knowledge of basic refinery processes, reliability principles and refining economics.
• Proven track record in leading large-scale turnaround project controls and execution.
• Strong knowledge of turnaround planning methodologies, scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6), and cost control best practices.
• Experience in managing turnaround management software systems and integrating with ERP platforms
• Excellent leadership and communication skills to engage teams across multiple refinery locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement company-wide standards and best practices for turnaround planning, scheduling, estimating and cost control.
• Work in support of the Director, Turnaround Excellence and closely with refinery leadership and turnaround teams to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and operational goals.
• Develop and implement company-wide standards and best practices that align with the Capital Projects Management System (CPMS) for projects planning, scheduling, estimating and cost control.
• Work in support of the Director, Capital Projects Excellence and closely with refinery leadership and capital project teams to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and operational goals.
• Lead turnaround integration plans for a robust project controls framework.
• Support the Lessons Learned process across sites specific to project controls learnings.
• Manage and standardize planning, work packaging and scheduling practices across all sites with a standardized software system.
• Train and support refinery teams in maximizing the use of turnaround project controls technology.
• Serve as the central turnaround project controls subject matter expert.

Skills

Turnaround planning

Scheduling

Cost control

Leadership

Project controls

Proposal/estimate practices

P6 scheduling software

ERP integration

Training and mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

ERP platforms (e.g., SAP)

Job description

PBF Energy is seeking a Project Controls Lead, Turnaround and Capital to drive standardized controls across refineries, including scheduling, cost estimation and KPI governance.

The role emphasizes leadership, training, and integration of CPMS with SAP, with up to 50% travel during implementation and ongoing travel as needed. On-site at multiple refinery locations, including PA/NJ sites, with strong focus on best-practice rollout.