Sr. Project Manager

Energy Transfer•Carlsbad, NM

About The Position

The Sr. Project Manager position, within the Engineering & Construction (E&C) team, will collaborate with Process Engineers and Directors to deliver project management support. This includes cost management, planning and scheduling, risk management, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Must be able to effectively support and communicate with various project team members, contractors, and within E&C Project Controls
Detail-oriented with good organizational skills.
Knowledge and application of scheduling standards and practices involving ground-up (facility) and/or linear (pipeline) projects
Must be able to interface effectively with all levels of internal and external customers.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent assignments.
Additional work outside of normal business hours may be required.
Travel could be up to 75%25, as required; role to be based out of Midland, TX.
+10 years of relevant work experience directly related to Construction, Operations, Engineering or Project Management in the Oil & Gas Industry with emphasis on Midstream.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management preferred. Will consider relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
Proficient understanding of the full life cycle of ground-up and linear-based projects from project initiation to closure
Advanced knowledge and proficiency in utilizing scheduling add-ons to evaluate schedule integrity, risk, and program management.
Advanced knowledge and proficiency in utilizing the following Software(s):
Advanced knowledge and proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft platforms
Microsoft Project
Primavera Risk Analyzer
SAP
A Project Management Tool of any kind

Responsibilities

Deliver all aspects of projects from concept to completion.
Serve as the primary point of contact for the assigned scope of work.
Work with internal Process Engineering and Directors to support their contracting and execution strategy by being involved in the bid package development and issuance, support through the bid process, supporting contract creation (ensuring critical progress deliverables are in the contract), and reporting of contractor progress
Support the assigned projects by developing a performance measurement plan with contractors and, if warranted, creating an overall project progress measurement tool to ensure major milestones are earned and trending is on track.
Work with project contractors to ensure they meet their contract deliverables, that progress reporting is timely and accurate, and that all changes are properly documented.
Ensure all aspects of safety are adhered to per ETC guidelines, standards, and policies.
Provide cost management support on major project contracts and provide forecast/variance analysis.
Support Directors and Management requests for front-end development of the milestone schedule and capital spend curve to support project funding packages.
Lead planning sessions to develop and maintain program-level and project-level schedules with inputs from both internal and external functions.
Update and maintain project schedules and provide variance analyses to the project team.
Identify, analyze, and report significant contractor variances in schedules to the Management Team, including milestone completion, slippage of critical path items, and schedule variance.
Work with the Operation and Contractor Teams to develop a detailed Risk Register and to support its maintenance throughout the project life cycle.
Work with the project team to develop project-specific execution plans for project controls, contract management, and overall project execution.
Ability to take minimal direction and run down an objective to completion.