NEW JOB OPENING
PROJECT CONTROLLER, COST ENGINEER
IN Covington, LA, USA!

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or a related discipline.



Requirements:

• Significant experience in project controls and cost engineering, preferably within energy, industrial, or infrastructure projects.

• Strong working knowledge of cost estimating, budgeting, forecasting, progress measurement, and change management.

• Experience supporting portfolios or programs with multiple projects and stakeholders.

• Ability to clearly communicate complex cost and schedule information to technical and non technical audiences.



Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting asset retirement, decommissioning, remediation, or late life asset portfolios.

• Familiarity with Chevron CPMS / CEPS practices or similar stage gate project delivery systems.

• Experience with EcoSys, SAP, Power BI, or other project controls and analytics tools.

• Demonstrated advisor level capability influencing without authority across global, cross functional teams.

• Professional certifications (AACE, PMP, or equivalent) are a plus.



Key Competencies:

• Strategic and analytical thinking

• Strong business acumen and financial awareness

• Risk based decision making

• Clear, concise communication for leadership audiences

• Collaboration across cultures, regions, and disciplines



Summary:

• The Project Controls Advisor / Cost Engineer provides functional leadership and project controls expertise supporting Chevron’s global Asset Retirement (AR) portfolio.

• This role partners closely with Asset Retirement project teams, Business Units, and functional stakeholders to enable cost and schedule predictability, robust forecasting, and disciplined change management across a diverse portfolio of decommissioning, remediation, and abandonment projects.

• The position is based in Covington, LA and serves as a trusted advisor, applying standardized CEPS and CPMS project controls practices while tailoring solutions to the unique risks and execution challenges of global asset retirement work.



Responsibilities:



Portfolio & Project Controls Leadership

Provide project controls and cost engineering advisory support across the Global Asset Retirement portfolio, including onshore, offshore, and legacy assets.

• Steward Chevron project controls standards (CPMS, CEPS) and ensure consistent application across projects and regions.

• Act as a key interface between Asset Retirement leadership, project managers, finance, SCM, and execution teams.



Cost Management & Forecasting

• Develop, maintain, and steward cost baselines, budgets, and forecasts (including Estimate at Completion).

• Support annual business planning, long range planning, and portfolio level forecasting for Asset Retirement activities.

• Analyze cost trends, variances, and risks; provide clear insights and decision ready recommendations to leadership.



Schedule & Performance Integration

• Partner with planners/schedulers to ensure integrated cost, schedule, and progress measurement.

• Monitor performance against deterministic and probabilistic targets and highlight emerging risks and opportunities.

• Support milestone tracking and schedule risk awareness at project and portfolio levels.



Change Management & Risk

• Lead or support Cost Engineering Management of Change (CE MoC) processes for scope, cost, and schedule changes.

• Support risk assessment activities, including contingency analysis and portfolio risk insights.

• Provide input to assurance reviews, lookbacks, and continuous improvement initiatives.



Reporting & Digital Enablement

• Maintain project controls systems (e.g., EcoSys or equivalent) and ensure data quality and transparency.

• Develop and steward cost, schedule, and performance reporting, including Power BI dashboards and executive summaries.

• Contribute to data analytics, benchmarking, and digital transformation efforts within Asset Retirement.



Collaboration & Capability Development

• Coach and mentor project teams and less experienced project controls practitioners.

• Share best practices and lessons learned across regions and projects.

• Collaborate with global CEPS and Asset Retirement teams to drive consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**