Regional Project Controls Specialist

At Syngenta our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers success. To support this mission Syngenta is seeking a Regional Project Controls Specialist in St. Gabriel LA.

This senior program analyst-level position provides engineering program support to the Capital Projects Group. Key responsibilities include cost center budget oversight internal engineering charge-out process management regional capex spend reporting and reconciliation capital project scheduling project schedule analysis continuous improvement of forecasting and monitoring processes and support for special program initiatives.

Accountabilities:

• Manage engineering capitalization including project cost calculations annual budget development monthly leadership meetings and forecast updates to the Regional Head of Engineering (RHoE).
• Deliver timely capital program cost reports by consolidating data from multiple sources to meet business partner requirements.
• Streamline monthly and quarterly spend reporting processes as part of the PMOs cost management service offering.
• Develop new project and portfolio spend reports to support business decision-making.
• Create and improve project and program cost models as needed.
• Maintain dashboards with monthly communications to regional and global AI and FF&P stakeholders.
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements across the capital projects team.
• Provide operating budget analysis and cost center planning support to the regional engineering manager and finance business partner.
• Manage and maintain the master regional capital project schedule tool supporting the capital portfolio across NA P&S sites and other regional capital engineering projects.
• Consult on large construction project schedules and analyze and validate Primavera P6 schedules maintained by general contractors.
• Track compile and oversee construction safety statistics for the NA region and perform roll-up into global data systems as necessary.
• Collaborate with project managers and business stakeholders to develop and maintain a database for monthly status reports to address gaps in current data reporting and forecasting.
• Manage ad hoc requests for capital spend forecasts from business stakeholders.
• Participate in developing monitoring and reporting engineering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as needed.

Qualifications :

Required:

• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in construction management or business.
• 3-5 years of general accounting or finance experience in project program or portfolio support.
• 10 years of construction or engineering firm experience.
• 3-5 years of administrative support experience.

Desired:

• Masters degree (or equivalent) in finance or business administration.
• Certification or completed education in Primavera P6 and Smartsheet.

Additional Information :

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation Paid Holidays Maternity and Paternity Leave Education Assistance Wellness Programs Corporate Discounts among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here:  is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.

WL: 4B

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time