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Marathon Petroleum Corporation · 17 hours ago

Project Controls Specialist/Senior Project Controls Specialist

Robinson, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$104K/yr - $180K/yr

3+ years exp

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is committed to fostering a collaborative team environment and is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist for its Illinois Refining Division. The role involves providing cost engineering services, managing project forecasts and budgets, and ensuring adherence to project management standards within the Engineering and Maintenance Departments.

EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas

No H1B

Responsibilities

Assists in creating and updating project schedules under the guidance of senior staff. Input schedule data and support progress updates. Identifies basic scheduling issues and report them to project leads

Monitors actual costs and commitments against the approved budget. Prepares routine cost reports and assist with cost variance analysis. Supports monthly cost forecasting and budgeting exercises

Collects progress, cost, and schedule data from project teams and contractors. Generates standard reports, charts, and dashboards for internal and external use. Ensures consistency and accuracy of project control data across tools and platforms

Assists in calculating earned value metrics (CPI, SPI, etc.). Monitors and reports project performance indicators under supervision. Highlights trends and performance issues for further analysis by senior staff

Tracks project changes and help assess their impact on cost and schedule. Maintains change logs and support documentation for change requests

Uses project control systems and tools to input, extract, and manipulate data. Ensures data accuracy in control systems

Coordinates with planners, cost engineers, and project managers to ensure alignment of data and reporting. Participates in team meetings and provide project controls input as needed

Follows established project controls procedures and guidelines. Supports audits and internal reviews by maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation

Supports planning for future budget submittals with Engineering/Maintenance/Budget Coordinator

Participates in turnaround project controls support for Engineering Projects

Ensures both MPC and Contractors adhere to project management/controls standards for major projects

Validate estimates, ensuring adherence to estimate basis, MPC project estimating practices, identification of expense classifications, etc