Role: Project Controls Lead

Our Vision: Workrise is where the best workers power the world’s most successful projects. We are united by a common mission: to deliver services and technology that fundamentally change how skilled workers and the businesses they serve get hard work done.

Job Description:

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Unconventional O&G facilities and construction cost details, and budgeting.
• Responsible for establishing and implementing annual budget / quarterly outlook / ad hoc scenario guidance, provide support & consultation to Execution, perform cost and budgetary analysis, among other functions.
• Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and capital forecast.
• Develop financial models and analyze them to support strategic initiatives. Provide leadership and strategic thinking to projects including planning, cost estimating, contracting & tracking.
• Coordinate Capital Projects Quarterly Outlooks (Q-ly OL) and Annual Budgets with a clear understanding of scope and costs:
• Collaborate with Project Controls/Cost Engineers, Planner, Supply Chain and Execution teams to ensure assumptions and clarifications are properly documented. o Prepare reports and presentations on weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual basis or as needed.
• Reconcile Q-ly OL and Annual Budget vs previous period or version.
• Propose options for budget reduction to achieve targets set by Management.
• Present Q-ly OL and Annual Budgets or financial reports to Project Teams and Management.
• Manage capital cost forecasting & AFE creation (PLEX), owning standard configurations & item rates.
• Analyze the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), relating to budget / outlook vs actuals.
• Monitor KPIs and identify the cause of any unexpected variances.
• Dive deeply into financial data and become a SME to provide additional insight.
• Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions.
• Collaborate with Finance and Accounting to ensure accurate cost allocation, tracking of capital expenditures, and compliance with financial reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams. Contribute to optimization study, economic evaluations, and internal / external benchmarking assessments.Support Project Controls/Cost Engineers, Supply Chain and Execution teams in identification, evaluation and capture of capital efficiency opportunities and estimate risks, as well as cost savings initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field required.
• 10 to 15 years of prior experience in Project Budget / Outlook, Project Cost Controls, Cost Estimation, Reconciliation & Analysis, and technical engineering role preferable in Oil and Gas Industry Unconventional Business (O&G Uncon).
• Preferable three (3) years’ experience in a technical engineering role and seven plus (7+) in Project Budget / OL, Project Cost Controls, Cost Estimation, Reconciliation & Analysis, preferable in O&G Uncon.
• Experience in Uncon O&G field execution (facilities, operations), and understanding of Uncon facilities specific scope (such as Tank Battery, Flowline, Well Pad, Well Hookup, Pipelines, Water Disposal, etc.) required.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organization, planning, and supervision skills.
• Knowledge of PLEX or other industry-standard cost engineering software, such as Oracle Primavera Unifier, P6 or similar cost management tools.
• Familiarity with financial systems and tools (e.g., ERP systems, financial modeling software) and ability to integrate financial data with engineering and operational data.
• Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels.
• Strong Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Spotfire, Power BI, or similar platforms, with the ability to create. visually compelling and interactive dashboards preferred.

Position Details:

• Location: Spring, TX (Will travel to Dallas as needed)
• Pay Rate: $86/hr
• Schedule: 5 days on / 2 days off