Project Manager, Carbon Capture

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) 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

• Strong project management skills and good knowledge of contract types and project strategies involving the design and construction of industrial facilities.
• Ability to understand and integrate work done by specialists in subsurface, wells, land, surface facilities engineering, stakeholder relations, construction, operations, health, safety, environment, regulatory and commercial partner interfaces.   
• Strong integration and communication skills allowing result delivery through distributed teams and without direct authority over many of the key resources.    
• Lead safe, cost effective and timely delivery of CCUS capital projects.
• 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. 
• Work to achieve operational targets under general supervision. Requires the ability to influence others by explaining facts, policies, and practices. Problems faced may be difficult but generally not complex. Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and transparency; upholds standards, values, and culture.
• Ensure project team follows established project management processes.
• Develop, implement, and help manage robust and fit-for-purpose processes for identifying, screening, appraising, selecting, designing, and executing economic risk.
• Establish robust, effective, and fit-for-purpose project management processes.  
• Document and apply lessons learned for continuous process improvement.             
• Ensure scope, schedule and cost controls are implemented at each project phase.
• 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 8-10 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.
• Safety. Understand safe design principles, process safety concepts, and exhibit personal safety leadership.
• Leadership.  Ability to integrate, align and motivate a team of people across a common project mission.
• Management.  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.
• Results orientation.  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.
• Inclusion.  An ability to align internal stakeholders on project objectives and choices.
• Project Capital Value Processes.  Strong knowledge of the stages of project development from concept definition to design and planning processes to EPC work. 
• Knowledge of use of stage gates, budgets and FID decision making processes
• Decisiveness.  Ability to incorporate many factors in value-based project choices.
• Understand the value of interfacing and engaging Operations in project design and delivery.
• Basic to moderate subsurface and wells knowledge and an understanding of engineering design processes.
• Contract development, Contractor management and project contract strategies. 
• Construction planning and execution, project completions and commissioning process.
• Understanding of natural gas industry standards, market trends, emerging issues, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working at a public company in multiple areas of the project management function. 
• Experience identifying, assessing, and addressing key risks; understand the risk/reward picture. 
• Financial management skills and experience utilizing economic models to make informed project decisions. Experience assessing the costs, benefits and risks associated with a project to determine its financial feasibility and potential return on investment.
• 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 & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field along with business acumen
• Must have experience managing tens of millions of dollars’ worth of capital management experience, particularly in O&G projects and has 8+ years of experience.
• MBA is helpful, but not required.
• PMP or PMI certification is preferred.

Compensation

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Sand Cherry Associates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the State of Colorado and takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This role is a 6+ month consulting contract and the salary range is $110,000-145,000. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.

Benefits

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.