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PBF Energy

Senior Manager, Project Controls – Turnaround and Capital

PBF Energy

. Develop and implement company-wide standards and best practices for turnaround planning, scheduling, estimating, and cost control .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $149,012 - $271,362 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in refinery turnaround planning, scheduling, and cost control, with a strong focus on implementing best practices and optimizing project execution. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive process standardization while ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

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Refinery Turnaround PlanningPrimavera P6 SchedulingCost Control Best PracticesProject Management LeadershipBudget Control and Variance Analysis

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Hard Skills
Turnaround PlanningScheduling TechniquesCost EstimationRisk AnalysisProject Controls SoftwareSAP IntegrationWork PackagingForecasting MethodsData-Driven Decision MakingResource-Loaded Scheduling
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingNegotiation
Tools & Technologies
Turnaround Management SoftwareERP PlatformsProject Controls TechnologyTrack SoftwareCentralized Scheduling Systems
Industry Keywords
Process Safety RegulationsEnvironmental ComplianceRefinery ProcessesReliability PrinciplesRefining Economics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and implement company-wide standards and best practices for turnaround planning, scheduling, estimating, and cost control
  • Support the Directors of Turnaround Excellence and Capital Projects Excellence and collaborate with refinery leadership and project teams
  • Ensure robust turnaround integration plans for capital projects requiring a turnaround
  • Support lessons-learned processes and cost and schedule risk register implementation across sites
  • Manage and standardize planning, work packaging, and scheduling practices across all sites using a software-based turnaround management system
  • Apply industry-leading scheduling techniques to optimize manpower and minimize downtime
  • Implement centralized turnaround and capital project scheduling across refineries
  • Drive resource-loaded, logic-defined craft-level project schedules with P6 or SAP integration
  • Develop standardized cost estimation, tracking, forecasting, and reporting methods
  • Partner with refinery turnaround departments to manage budgets and control costs
  • Ensure consistent plans, basis of estimates, cost estimate risk analysis, and assurance reviews
  • Provide cost, plan, and schedule comparisons to executive leadership for data-driven decision-making
  • Support contractor performance assessments and evaluation meetings
  • Lead implementation and management of the company-wide turnaround project controls software system
  • Maintain system configuration and integrate turnaround tools with SAP, Track, and other enterprise platforms
  • Train and support refinery teams in project controls technology
  • Serve as the central turnaround project controls subject matter expert
  • Establish portfolio-level project controls KPIs
  • Participate in site readiness reviews and benchmark against industry standards

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience in lieu of degree will be considered
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in refinery turnaround planning, scheduling, and cost control, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
  • Familiarity with industry process safety and environmental regulations, work practices, and compliance strategies
  • Knowledge of basic refinery processes, reliability principles, and refining economics
  • Proven track record in leading large-scale turnaround project controls and execution
  • Strong knowledge of turnaround planning methodologies, scheduling software such as Primavera P6, and cost control best practices
  • Experience managing turnaround management software systems and integrating with ERP platforms
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills to engage teams across multiple refinery locations
  • Ability to drive process standardization and efficiency improvements across the organization
  • Strong financial acumen with experience in cost estimation, budget control, and variance analysis
  • Critical thinking, problem solving, negotiation, and conflict management skills
  • On-site work 5 days a week

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus eligibility
  • Health care
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid time off