Project Manager, CCUS Capital Projects

Company Profile 

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally-native, data-empowered solutions.  Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team.  Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success. 

Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution and completion of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) capital projects. CCUS is an emerging industry with evolving regulation and stakeholder perspectives.    

This Project Manager role requires both leadership skills and technical competencies and experience across a broad range of technical disciplines.  This position is remote and may work across all time zones throughout the US, although primarily Mountain or Central Time. Qualified candidates must meet the minimum requirements and be fully authorized to work in the United States, without requiring visa sponsorship or C2C status.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead CCUS projects from early planning and Front End Loading (FEL) through construction, commissioning, and handover
• Establish project controls, governance, and execution plans in a developing organization
• Manage Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partners delivering $100MM+ capital projects
• Own scope, schedule, cost, and risk using classical project management practices
• Interface with investors, partners, regulators, and technical teams to drive alignment and decisions
• Strong project management skills and good knowledge of contract types and project strategies involving the design and construction of industrial facilities.
• Strong integration and communication skills allowing result delivery through distributed teams and without direct authority over many of the key resources.    
• Ability to understand complex problems and ensure efficient use of resources to deliver project results. 
• Demonstrate safety leadership, integrity, accountability, and transparency while upholding standards, values, and culture. 
• Document and apply lessons learned for continuous process improvement.             
• Ensure the project’s economic model is accurate weighing risks and validating input.
• Collaborate across functions such as Geology, Land, Business Development.
• Develop and apply the project playbook and best practices tool kit.
• Assist in managing vendor, supplier, and service providers.

Requirements

Desired Skills & Experience

• Proven Project and/or Program Management experience utilizing PM methodology and tools. This includes project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, risk management, stakeholder management and/or procurement.
• Minimum of 10+ years in oil and gas industry in project, program management or consulting capacity.
• Leadership experience to manage and drive projects through full life cycle from scope to delivery.
• Strong individual contributor experience in an oil and gas environment.  
• Exposure to carbon injections or carbon capture utilization and storage is highly desired.
• Understand safe design principles, process safety concepts, and exhibit personal safety leadership.
• Ability to integrate, align and motivate a team of people across a common project mission.
• Communication skills, setting of priorities, delegation, performance management of both internal and external resources.
• Comfort with pace and with managing multiple competing priorities with confidence and professionalism.
• Ability to develop and then deliver a complex set of competing objectives.  Sets high standards and leads the team to deliver results.
• Comfortable with complexity and evolving situations. The PM must be capable of managing multiple variables and developing plans with multiple courses of action.
• Strong Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, cost control, and change management skills
• Basic to moderate subsurface and wells knowledge and an understanding of engineering design processes.
• Experience with Contract development, Contractor management and project contract strategies. 
• Proficient in Excel, PPT, MS Project and able to use digital tools to improve project performance.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic fast-paced environment and work independently or as part of a team.
• Advanced interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills, as well as attention to detail and problem-solving skills.                                            

Education & Experie