Marathon Petroleum Corporation · 10 hours ago
Project Controls Specialist/Senior Project Controls Specialist
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
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
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED required
Five (5) years or more refining/petrochemical industry experience, or three (3) years or more of experience with a bachelor's degree
Valid driver's license required
Must be legally authorized to work in the US on a full-time indefinite basis without the need for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future
Excellent communication, organization & planning skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office products-Excel, PowerPoint, etc
Ability to navigate and understand project schedules in Primavera
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction/Project Management, or similar field
Eight (8)+ years heavy industrial, refining, or petrochemical project controls/management experience
Benefits
401k with a company match up to 7%
Company funded pension plan up to 11%
Eligible for a company sponsored annual bonus
Paid Parental Leave
Educational Reimbursement
Access to health, vision, and dental insurance
Paid time off
Company
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream and midstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2025-02-06Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2011-07-01IPO
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