Project Controls Manager

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Job Description

Albemarle is hiring a Project Controls Manager for the La Negra Plant in Antofagasta.

Role Description:

Establish and maintain the capital project cost and schedule monitoring across its capital portfolio.  Candidate must be experienced with handling capital project portfolio of up to $200 million supporting multiple sites.  The successful candidate must have experience with templates, tools, and Owner team staffing for implementation in this environment.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to Albemarle’s safety culture and Core Values.
• Provide development, leadership, oversight, advice, and guidance to project teams for project controls activities.
• Provide feedback and balance the supply & demand for project control personnel (direct staff, contract hire, and 3rd party) across Albemarle’s Chile project portfolio.
• Accountable for developing predictable cost estimate along with realistic plan and schedule, validated within internal and industry benchmarks to ensure project competitiveness.
• Coordinates development of a quality schedule consisted of agreed scope, forecasting activities to project completion (including owner’s and contractor(s) overall activities).
• Support ongoing planning definition process, specifically though establishing milestone targets, effective deadline management and resource allocations.
• Continuous review and assessment of project progress to preserve cost & schedule delivery and provide accurate updates to Albemarle Management.
• In coordination with senior management, analyzing financial data for projects on a regular basis to identify trends and variances, challenges, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop, review, and maintain a Change Management program ensuring project changes (i.e. design, construction, etc.) are controlled in accordance with corporate policies and practices.
• Support Lessons Learned program and implement based on industry experience and best practices.
• Direct current and recruit new global staff as subject matter experts in estimating, scheduling, risk management, and reporting.
• Establish and support the implementation of the Albemarle standards project control systems within global EPC/CM firms and internal Engineering groups.
• Maintain liaison with local and corporate internal procurement, contracts, financial and leadership teams to ensure alignment on corporate strategy and goals.
• Participate in and support internal and 3rd party project assurance and governance activities.
• Development of a suite of project portfolio performance measurement reports for project stakeholders and executive leadership team.
• Travel (25%) to Manufacturing Sites and/or Engineering/Design Firms

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Sciences, Mechanical, Chemical or related field or 15+ years of relevant work experience.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
• 10+ years of project controls portfolio experience comprised of small to medium projects (totaling $200M) in the Industrial Mining, Chemical and/or Petrochemical industry.
• Extensive experience in all aspects of cost engineering during FEED and detail engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Minimum of 5 years in management or supervisory experience to lead a global and diversified professional team within an Owner’s organization.
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization to influence and achieve desired results.
• Ability to liaise and communicate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Capacity to work independently with minimal direction and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability on understanding technical information to ensure progress communicated appropriately to internal and external stakeholders (i.e. technical and management).
• Strong organization skills, the capacity to successfully manage competing priorities, maintain attention to detail and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in project controls tools and work processes – MS Office, MS Project, Power BI, SAP, Primavera, Icarus, Aconex, etc.

Albemarle is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This job posting encourages the inclusion of people with disabilities (PWD) in the workplace and the consideration of candidates from our neighboring indigenous communities.

At Albemarle, we recognize that our people are our most important asset. We also recognize that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are essential to our ability to effectively carry out our mission. Based on Law 21.015 (Chile), if you are a person with a disability and need any adjustments during the selection process, let us know how we can support you, whether through a sign language interpreter, checking building accessibility, remote interviews, or other accommodations.

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• Comprehensive benefits package

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