Regional Project Controls Specialist

Syngenta Group • St. Gabriel, LA

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About The Position

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta is seeking a Regional Project Controls Specialist in St. Gabriel, LA. This senior program analyst-level position provides engineering program support to the Capital Projects Group. Key responsibilities include cost center budget oversight, internal engineering charge-out process management, regional capex spend reporting and reconciliation, capital project scheduling, project schedule analysis, continuous improvement of forecasting and monitoring processes, and support for special program initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in construction management or business.
• 3-5 years of general accounting or finance experience in project, program, or portfolio support.
• 10+ years of construction or engineering firm experience.
• 3-5 years of administrative support experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in finance or business administration.
• Certification or completed education in Primavera P6 and Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering capitalization, including project cost calculations, annual budget development, monthly leadership meetings, and forecast updates to the Regional Head of Engineering (RHoE).
• Deliver timely capital program cost reports by consolidating data from multiple sources to meet business partner requirements.
• Streamline monthly and quarterly spend reporting processes as part of the PMO's cost management service offering.
• Develop new project and portfolio spend reports to support business decision-making.
• Create and improve project and program cost models as needed.
• Maintain dashboards with monthly communications to regional and global AI and FF&P stakeholders.
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements across the capital projects team.
• Provide operating budget analysis and cost center planning support to the regional engineering manager and finance business partner.
• Manage and maintain the master regional capital project schedule tool supporting the capital portfolio across NA P&S sites and other regional capital engineering projects.
• Consult on large construction project schedules and analyze and validate Primavera P6 schedules maintained by general contractors.
• Track, compile, and oversee construction safety statistics for the NA region and perform roll-up into global data systems as necessary.
• Collaborate with project managers and business stakeholders to develop and maintain a database for monthly status reports to address gaps in current data reporting and forecasting.
• Manage ad hoc requests for capital spend forecasts from business stakeholders.
• Participate in developing, monitoring, and reporting engineering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as needed.

Benefits

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members.
• Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees