Job Description

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand. CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 43 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 829,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource. Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

The Manager, Project Controls Excellence is a Project Controls expert possessing an 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 and promotes a project excellence culture. This position reviews estimates developed by other estimating professionals and engineering service providers. The position is vital to ensuring projects are ready for management approval. The position reviews projects’ history for lessons learned and system improvements. The position serves as CITGO’s benchmarking lead. The position must be able to set up new Project Controls departments where none exist and provide general Project Controls expertise throughout CITGO, from individual CITGO business units to CITGO Executive Leadership Team.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus 15 years of experience.

Demonstrate knowledge of project cost control, scheduling, and estimating. The employee should also, (a) demonstrate the ability to supervise and coordinate the work of professionals, technical staff, and support personnel to facilitate the achievement of departmental goals; (b) be able to communicate clearly both in written and oral mediums and with audiences ranging from technical support personnel to non-technically oriented senior leaders; and (c) have proficiency in computer skills such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP.

Job Duties

1. Develop, implement, and maintain project controls using standardized CITGO processes to manage project capital and expense projects and portfolios.
2. Author and maintain CITGO Estimating Standards, Procedures and Job Aids.
3. Point of contact for estimating related questions.
4. Perform estimate assurance reviews.
5. Establish reporting activities of project control services.
6. Develop and manage estimating databases.
7. Serve as Projects benchmarking expert for all CITGO Business Units- setting benchmarking expectations and post-benchmarking improvement plans.
8. Develop conceptual estimates (FEL 0 and Project Study Bases-FEL 1) supporting Strategic and Corporate planning.
9. Provide independent gate assessments on capital projects.
10. Provide training for project teams on CITGO’s estimating work process.
11. Serve as CITGO’s IPA relationship manager.
12. Identify exceptions and variances to planned performance. Facilitate appropriate management intervention to maintain planned performance and to reduce and/or mitigate performance degradation.
13. Work with individual projects and business units to provide ongoing capital project reports and updates. Provide clear and timely reports that outline progress in terms of planned performance targets. Utilize and optimize capital project evaluation, estimating, and approval processes.
14. Manage cost activities including development and implementation of cost controls as needed. This is to include the building of long-range plans and annual budget estimates, as well as forecasting of individual projects.

Job Duties II

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

Here are the incentives we offer:

• 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
• Performance Incentive
• 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)

PLEASE NOTE ALL JOBS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ALL PERKS

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

Requisition ID - 1795