Project Controls Manager

Marathon Petroleum Corporation • Texas City, TX

14d

About The Position

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. 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%.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required. (Education must be obtained/completed prior to start date)
• Seven (7) years or more of project management, project controls, and execution experience with focus on large scale projects required.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven track record of Business Process Improvement.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products – Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction/Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance/Accounting or related field.
• 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).

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.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees