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Principal Project Control Specialist

Worley


Job Location:

Houston, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (22 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About us

Worley is a global company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting engineering procurement and construction across the project lifecycle with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet todays needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Role Summary

This role provides integrated cost schedule and performance management support for the Owner/Operatorside scopes on the Titan Decommissioning Project specifically for Operations and Wells. This position ensures accurate cost stewardship forecasting schedule alignment and performance reporting across all ownercontrolled activities. The role works closely with Equinor Operations Wells and Worley Project Controls to support safe predictable and compliant delivery.
Key Responsibilities

Owner Cost Management & Governance

  • Support cost tracking budgeting and forecasting for the Titan project.
  • Work with Owner to ensure cost management aligns with Owner financial governance cost coding and
    reporting requirements.
  • Work with Owner to update cost baselines and cost performance dashboards for ownercontrolled activities.
  • Update EcoSys with Commitment log detail for the Titan project.
  • Consolidate cost and schedule data for monthly project reporting.

Planning Scheduling & Interface Coordination

  • Support development and maintenance of Equinor schedules ensuring integration with the Master Control Schedule (MCS) coordinating with the MCS Planner.
  • Coordinate with Operations and Wells to capture cost/schedule impacts from readiness permitting logistics and offshore activities.
  • Ensure all activities are aligned with key milestones ORR/TRR planning and offshore execution windows.
  • Support SIMOPS activities and ensure interfaces are adequately reflected in the schedule.

Forecasting Variance Analysis & Performance Reporting

  • Support monthly performance reporting including trends deviations progress alignment and financial health indicators.
  • Ensure early identification of emerging cost or schedule risks within Equinor scopes.
  • Maintain project staffing plan.

Change Management Risk & Commercial Support

  • Track schedule impacts of changes arising from Owner activities; ensure cost specialist is tracking.
  • Coordinate with the Owner to ensure risks and opportunities are captured costed and reflected in forecasts
  • Support evaluation of Owner variations thirdparty charges and interface impacts.

Data Integrity Assurance & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Ensure accuracy completeness and traceability of Owner-related cost and schedule data.
  • Support internal/external audits assurance reviews and regulatory compliance activities.
  • Engage with Owner stakeholders Worley Project Controls and execution teams to maintain alignment and transparency.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Finance Business or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
  • Experience in project controls cost management planning/scheduling or a related project management discipline preferably within the energy oil & gas offshore or decommissioning sectors.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting cost management forecasting budgeting variance analysis and performance reporting on complex projects.
  • Strong experience with project scheduling and schedule integration including development maintenance progress measurement and identification of cost and schedule impacts.
  • Experience working within an Owner/Operator environment and collaborating with engineering operations wells construction and project execution teams.
  • Working knowledge of project controls systems and tools; experience with EcoSys and integrated cost/schedule reporting is preferred.
  • Experience with change management risk and opportunity management commitments variations and commercial interfaces.
  • Understanding of project financial governance cost coding structures forecasting methodologies and monthly reporting processes.
  • Ability to identify emerging cost schedule and performance risks and communicate impacts clearly to project stakeholders.
  • Experience supporting offshore execution readiness activities permitting logistics SIMOPS ORR/TRR planning or other execution interfaces is preferred.
  • Strong analytical organizational communication and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to coordinate across Owner contractor and project controls teams.
  • Ability to work effectively in a project environment with multiple interfaces competing priorities and evolving requirements.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office particularly Excel and PowerPoint; experience with integrated project controls and reporting tools is preferred.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation. Were building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here.

And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.


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