Senior Manager, Project Controls

Worley•Cameron, LA

14h

About The Position

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now. Purpose of the Role At Worley, delivering sustainable change means bridging today’s energy, chemicals, and resources demands with tomorrow’s sustainability solutions. As a global leader in integrated engineering, consulting, project delivery, and asset lifecycle services, Worley is committed to helping customers navigate complex transformation while advancing toward a more sustainable world. The Field Change Control Manager plays a critical leadership role in supporting this ambition by overseeing the governance, identification, evaluation, and control of field-driven project changes across complex project environments. This role ensures that all scope, cost, schedule, and execution changes arising during project delivery are systematically captured, assessed, communicated, and aligned with project objectives, customer commitments, and organizational strategy. Operating as a strategic partner across project execution teams, this role enables proactive decision-making, minimizes commercial and operational risk, and strengthens Worley’s ability to deliver transparent, data-centric, and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of customer assets.

Requirements

Degree in engineering, construction management, project management, commercial management, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience within energy, chemicals, resources, or major capital project environments.
Extensive experience in field change management, project controls, construction management, or project execution leadership within large-scale industrial or infrastructure projects.
Strong expertise in change management processes, field execution, cost analysis, schedule impact assessment, risk management, and commercial governance.
Advanced understanding of project lifecycle phases including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational transition.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex field-driven scope changes while balancing customer expectations, operational realities, financial objectives, and sustainable project outcomes.
Proficiency in project controls systems, construction reporting tools, enterprise systems, and data-centric platforms that support change governance and integrated execution.
Strong commercial awareness with experience evaluating contractual implications, claims prevention, and value protection in dynamic field environments.
Proven leadership capability with experience guiding teams, influencing multidisciplinary stakeholders, and driving performance across diverse project functions.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret evolving site conditions and translate them into actionable change strategies.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to present complex field issues, influence decision-makers, and build trusted customer relationships.
Experience in process optimization, governance development, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen operational consistency and execution excellence.
Commitment to Worley’s purpose of delivering a more sustainable world through disciplined execution, responsible leadership, and customer-focused transformation.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage field change control processes across complex projects, ensuring all scope modifications, execution changes, and emerging site conditions are effectively identified, documented, evaluated, and governed.
Establish and maintain robust change management frameworks that align with Worley’s operational excellence standards, sustainability commitments, and customer delivery objectives.
Oversee the assessment of field-generated changes for cost, schedule, resource, productivity, and commercial impacts, ensuring accurate analysis and visibility for project leadership and customers.
Collaborate with construction, engineering, procurement, project controls, and commercial teams to validate changes, assess downstream implications, and support integrated decision-making.
Ensure field changes are accurately incorporated into project controls systems, including cost forecasts, scheduling updates, risk registers, and reporting frameworks.
Drive transparency by preparing and presenting comprehensive change documentation, impact assessments, and recommendations to project leadership, customers, and key stakeholders.
Monitor field execution activities to identify trends, recurring risks, and opportunities for process improvement that enhance project predictability and delivery performance.
Lead negotiations and coordination related to change events with subcontractors, site teams, and customer representatives while protecting project and organizational interests.
Support the integration of field change data into enterprise systems and management information platforms to strengthen commercial governance and operational reporting.
Mentor and guide field change control personnel, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and disciplined project execution.
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of field change systems, tools, policies, and procedures that enhance consistency across projects and regions.
Champion compliance with contractual obligations, organizational policies, and safety, quality, and sustainability standards throughout all change management activities.