Manager Project Controls Excellence

Job Summary

The Manager, Project Controls Excellence is a Project Controls expert with emphasis on estimating that supports all of CITGO’s Project Controls departments at each business unit and provides conceptual estimating for Strategic and Corporate Planning. This position sets CITGO’s estimating expectations and standards, promotes a project excellence culture, reviews estimates, ensures projects are ready for management approval, and serves as CITGO’s benchmarking lead.

Bachelor's degree plus 15 years of experience.

• Knowledge of project cost control, scheduling, and estimating.
• Ability to supervise and coordinate professionals, technical staff, and support personnel.
• Clear written and oral communication skills for various audiences.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP.

• Develop, implement, and maintain project controls using standardized CITGO processes to manage project capital and expense projects and portfolios.
• Author and maintain CITGO Estimating Standards, Procedures and Job Aids.
• Point of contact for estimating related questions.
• Establish reporting activities of project control services.
• Develop and manage estimating databases.
• Serve as Projects benchmarking expert for all CITGO Business Units—setting benchmarking expectations and post-benchmarking improvement plans.
• Develop conceptual estimates (FEL 0 and Project Study Bases-FEL
  1) supporting Strategic and Corporate planning.
• Provide independent gate assessments on capital projects.
• Provide training for project teams on CITGO’s estimating work process.
• Serve as CITGO’s IPA relationship manager.
• Identify exceptions and variances to planned performance; facilitate appropriate management intervention to maintain planned performance and reduce or mitigate performance degradation.
• Work with individual projects and business units to provide ongoing capital project reports and updates, providing clear and timely reports that outline progress in terms of planned performance targets, and utilizing and optimizing capital project evaluation, estimating, and approval processes.
• Manage cost activities including development and implementation of cost controls as needed, including building long-range plans and annual budget estimates, and forecasting of individual projects.

Job duties displayed above are not all-inclusive; site-specific responsibilities may be assigned.

• Remote Work options available for eligible positions
• Options are department and/or location specific
• 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable)
• Annual Vacation Incentive (40-120 hours of additional pay) for Eligible Employees
• Paid Vacation Time
• Company-Paid Holidays
• Caregiver Leave
• Excellent 401(k) Match
• Pension Plan
• Company-Paid Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans; FSA and HSA options
• Company-Paid Life Insurance for Active Employees
• Healthy Rewards Program
• Service Awards Program
• Educational Assistance Plan
• Dependent Children Scholarships
• Reimbursement for Gym Membership
• Employee Discount Programs
• On-site Health Clinic (select locations)
• On-site Cafeteria (select locations)
• On-site Credit Union and ATM (Corporate office only)
• On-site Fitness Center (select locations)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.