Project Controller Americas Operations

Baker Hughes • Houston, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Baker Hughes, our purpose is clear: We take energy forward, making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet. Our teams provide industry-leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity. Working on large-scale projects with cutting-edge technology, we constantly improve and innovate. As a Project Controller – Americas Operations, you will act as the regional counterpart to the Productivity and Operations Finance Center of Excellence (CoE), driving cost accuracy, productivity follow-ups, performance management, and continuous improvement across GTS Americas Operations.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience within the Oil & Gas industry.
• Strong experience in Operations.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional and regional stakeholders.
• A strong analytical mindset with a focus on data, productivity, and performance improvement.
• Experience within a Services environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

Responsibilities

• Managing and controlling expenses involving assigned budgets for planned outages under Contractual Service Agreements (CSAs) across the Americas region to meet contractual obligations and business targets.
• Supporting Application Engineers in developing accurate Job Cost Estimates (JCEs) for planned CSA outages prior to execution.
• Estimating expenditures and recommending cost-saving opportunities to Project Managers (PMs) and Service Managers (SMs).
• Developing and implementing proactive solutions and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with CSA PMs, SMs, Finance, Sourcing, and Risk teams to ensure efficient project execution.
• Obtaining, organizing, and validating all outage-related costs, including labor, materials, manufacturing costs, supplier invoices, timesheets, and travel expenses.
• Requesting and downloading cost information for outages to develop and maintain Site Cost Tracking (SCT) records.
• Comparing final costs against estimated costs to identify variances, prevent future cost overruns, and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborating with PMs and SMs to review and finalize outage costs.
• Presenting cost performance for completed outages and projected costs for upcoming outages to the Operations Productivity Leader and Gas Services IET leadership team.
• Managing and maintaining the CSA Reconciliation Workflow, utilizing information obtained from My Outage.
• Coordinating with Project Controllers at Headquarters to obtain cost inputs from executed outages.
• Supporting the implementation of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies to maximize resource utilization.
• Identifying and implementing cost improvement opportunities using Baker Hughes tools and processes.
• Recognizing opportunities to optimize costs associated with Field Service Engineers (FSEs), including Residents and B2B resource pools.
• Maintaining effective communication, attention to detail, time management, and a commitment to continuous learning and development.
• Supporting project closeout activities and claims management.
• Providing monthly updates on project costs versus budget performance.
• Offering guidance regarding FSE-related expenses and associated P&L considerations.

Benefits

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources
• Dependent Care
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
• Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k).
• Choice of coverage options that best suit your needs.
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
• Additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior