Project Scheduling Lead, Oil and Gas

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Requirements:

• Project Management experience utilizing PM methodology and tools.
• Minimum of 5 years in oil and gas industry in project, program management or consulting capacity.
• Strong individual contributor experience.
• Ability to integrate, align and motivate a team.
• Communication skills, setting of priorities, delegation, and performance management.
• Ability to develop and deliver a complex set of competing objectives.
• Comfortable with complexity, evolving situations and developing plans with multiple courses of action.
• Knowledge of project development stages from concept definition to design and planning processes to EPC work.
• Knowledge of use of stage gates, budgets and FID decision making processes
• Understand the value of interfacing and engaging Operations in project design and delivery.
• Basic to moderate subsurface and wells knowledge and an understanding of engineering design processes.
• Contract development, Contractor management and project contract strategies.
• Construction planning and execution, project completions and commissioning process.
• Understanding of natural gas industry standards, market trends, emerging issues, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working at a public company in multiple areas of the project management function.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and addressing key risks; understand the risk/reward picture.
• Financial management skills and experience utilizing economic models to make informed project decisions.
• Proficient in Excel, PPT, MS Project and able to use digital tools to improve project performance.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic fast-paced environment and work independently or as part of a team.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field along with business case experience is required.
• 5+ years of project services, project lead or coordinator experience to include cost tracking and analysis, schedule management, and compliance with agreements and permits within oil and gas organizations.
• Highly proficient in Excel, PPT, MS Project and able to use digital tools to improve project services performance.
• MBA is helpful.
• PMP or PMI certification is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and own cost tracking and analysis for CCUS projects.
• Develop project schedules.
• Manage and ensure compliance of agreements
• Manage and ensure permits are properly issued and maintained across multiple projects.
• Develop process flows, consistent standards and compliance protocols for this new role within the organization.
• Strong project management skills and good knowledge of contract types and project strategies involving the design and construction of industrial facilities.
• Ability to understand and integrate work done by specialists in subsurface, wells, land, surface facilities engineering, stakeholder relations, construction, operations, health, safety, environment, regulatory and commercial partner interfaces.
• Strong integration and communication skills allowing result delivery through distributed teams and without direct authority over many of the key resources.
• Support safe, cost effective and timely delivery of capital projects.
• Ability to understand complex problems and ensure efficient use of resources to deliver project results.
• Demonstrate safety leadership, integrity, accountability, and transparency while upholding standards, values, and culture.
• Work to achieve operational targets under general supervision. Requires the ability to influence others by explaining facts, policies, and practices. Problems faced may be difficult but generally not complex. Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and transparency; upholds standards, values, and culture.
• Follows established project management processes within the organization.
• Develop, implement, and help manage robust and fit-for-purpose processes for identifying, screening, appraising, selecting, designing, and executing economic risk.
• Establish robust, effective, and fit-for-purpose project services processes.
• Document and apply lessons learned for continuous process improvement.
• Ensure scope, schedule and cost controls are implemented at each project phase, working alongside project managers.
• Support project managers to ensure the project’s economic model is accurate weighing risks and validating input.
• Collaborate across functions such as Geology, Land, Business Development.
• Develop and apply the project playbook and best practices tool kit.
• Assist in managing vendor, supplier, and service providers.