Sr. Construction Specialist

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Orange, TX, US, 77630

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Chevron Phillips Chemical is seeking a Sr. Construction Specialist for the Golden Triangle Polymers facility located in Orange, TX. This is an exciting opportunity to utilize your experience and be part of a team contributing to the commissioning, startup, and operation of a new plant built from the ground up.

The Sr. Construction Specialist position is responsible for providing construction support and expertise to the portfolio of site‑managed projects as well as general oversight of the project team’s third‑party construction service providers. The successful candidate in this role must demonstrate a proactive commitment to a safe working environment.

• Working knowledge of site and project safety requirements, ensuring the safe execution of work.
• Support development and maintenance of a collaborative safety culture in construction with contractors in partnership with company and contractor safety experts.
• Supports Project Team during IFA reviews, project walk‑downs, constructability reviews and kick‑off meetings.
• Ability to understand and communicate critical path and execution.
• Ensures construction planning/scheduling is progressing per plan and adapts as needed.
• Guide large teams to deliver project scope while adhering to budget and timeline constraints.
• Proactively identify risks and roadblocks, escalating issues outside the scope of authority.
• Attends working sessions with stakeholders to gather feedback and refine requirements.
• Maintain issue/action logs to ensure timely resolution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Understanding of construction and project execution practices – various craft and skill requirements.
• Facilitates productivity audits / field walks with vendors / constructability reviews.
• Accountable for delivering project control needs, headcount, timesheets and invoice approvals.
• Seeks opportunities to reduce risk, share resources, and optimize time.
• Review contractor's progress/schedule and quality performance against plan and benchmarks. Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, cost and schedule.
• Familiar with contract commercial terms and conditions. Supports construction and project leadership to achieve project objectives without creating commercial risk (claims, cost increases).

• High school diploma/GED.
• At least 7 years in construction project execution, specialist roles or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of project controls practice experience (e.g. SAP, Tracks).
• At least 7 years of construction field support with demonstrated increases in responsibility.
• At least 5 years of reading and understanding construction drawings including mechanical flow diagrams, piping isometrics, and plot plans.
• Experience with business computer programs - Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Able to understand/use project documents including Primavera P6, P&'s, specs, mechanical/piping/electrical documents. Familiar with using 3D models, other project design software.

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