Project Controls Manager

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Position Summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s Galveston Bay Refinery is seeking a Project Controls Manager. The Project Controls Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Project Controls function supporting a dynamic portfolio of small to mid-cap capital and expense projects (up to $100MM) at the Galveston Bay Refinery. This role supervises a multidisciplinary team of Cost Analysts, Schedulers, Estimators, and Project Controls Specialists, ensuring consistent, high-quality execution of cost control, scheduling, estimating, and budgeting processes.

The manager collaborates closely with internal departments (Engineering, Accounting, Maintenance, Tech Services, Supply Chain, Corporate Project Management) and external engineering firms to ensure compliance with corporate standards and effective project delivery. Potential travel is required for project meetings and best practices sessions, typically less than 10%.

Key Responsibilities

- Development, implementation, and enforcement of work processes to provide consistent world class project controls in cost management, estimating, scheduling, and budgeting.

- Coach, mentor, guide, and develop employees in the project controls skills and align with their career development interests.

- Administer company performance management processes.

- Monthly capital and ER (expense) budget portfolio cost forecasting and reporting to Department Management

- Oversight, participation, and review of the Mid-Cap Project Portfolio forecast.

- Ensure projects comply with applicable Marathon Refining Standard Practices for small and large projects.

- Compilation, stakeholder alignment, and submittal of the refinery capital budget.

- Oversight of the key performance indicators of engineering preferred small project contractors.

- Work with outside engineering firms to ensure project cost control expectations and deliverables are met (often times via facilitating or participating in a project controls workshop).

- Participation in engineering contractor monthly management meetings

- Oversight of the engineering master schedule and scheduling key performance indicators (compliance reporting).

- Review of project estimates and assigned contingency applicable to the phase of work and risk associated with the project.

- Oversight of the calculation of monthly accruals, include in forecasts, and communication to the accounting department.

- Facilitate and participate in risk assessments, peer reviews, and audits as necessary.

- Evaluate project risks and communicate cost and/or schedule exposure to project management.

- Enforce the project closeout process.

- Ensure IPA benchmarking is in accordance with Refining Standard Practice requirements.

Education & Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Construction/Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance/Accounting or related field. (Education must be obtained/completed prior to start date)

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in project controls / cost control in EPC capital projects.

- Excellent communication skills.

- Proven track record of Business Process Improvement.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office products – Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Field experience during the construction of large-scale industrial project.

- Familiarity with SAP, IPS (Prometheus), P6, and/or ACCE (AspenTech Capital Cost Estimator) software.

- Leadership experience is preferred.

- Certifications in PMI/PMP, AACE (Association for Advanced Cost Engineering).

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Location:

Texas City, Texas

Additional locations:

Job Requisition ID:

00018136

Location Address:

2401 5th Ave S

Education:

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

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We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.