Project Manager (Ardmore)

About the Company

Triad Control Systems, a Newtron Group company, is part of one of the largest privately-owned Specialty Electrical Construction companies in the United States and is among the nation’s leading Industrial Electrical and Instrumentation providers. We also offer a suite of innovative and customized Analytical, Automation, Heat Trace, Integration and Design solutions for a wide range of industries. With offices across the southeast and west coast, we have performed work across the United States and have established strong partnerships with manufacturers, suppliers, and vendors.

About the Role

Triad Control Systems is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Plant Services team for an onsite assignment supporting capital and facility projects within a refinery in Ardmore Oklahoma.

This individual will be embedded onsite with the client and responsible for managing projects from planning and engineering through procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout. The ideal candidate will have a strong background executing projects in an operating refinery, petrochemical, chemical, or similar heavy industrial environment.

This is an anticipated 6-month assignment with the potential for extension based on project and client needs. Per diem is available for candidates who meet applicable eligibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned capital, maintenance, and facility improvement projects within an operating refinery environment.
• Serve as a primary project interface between client stakeholders, engineering, contractors, vendors, operations, maintenance, and construction personnel.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedule, budget, execution plans, and deliverables.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout activities.
• Monitor project costs, forecasts, commitments, schedules, and overall project performance.
• Manage contractors and engineering resources to ensure work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements.
• Lead project meetings and communicate project status, risks, priorities, and action items to stakeholders.
• Review engineering packages, contractor proposals, estimates, schedules, change orders, and project documentation.
• Identify project risks, constraints, and potential cost or schedule impacts and develop appropriate mitigation plans.
• Coordinate project activities with refinery Operations and Maintenance to minimize disruption to operating units.
• Support constructability reviews, field execution planning, outage/turnaround coordination, and commissioning activities as required.
• Ensure projects comply with client safety requirements, engineering standards, specifications, procedures, and applicable codes.
• Manage project turnover, documentation, punch-list completion, and final closeout.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industrial project experience, including significant experience managing projects in refinery, petrochemical, chemical, or similar process-industry facilities.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects in an operating/brownfield facility.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls.
• Experience managing multiple contractors, engineering disciplines, vendors, and client stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of project estimating, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, change management, and risk management.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, specifications, project schedules, and construction documentation.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while embedded within the client's project organization.
• Must be able to work onsite at the refinery for the duration of the assignment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of refinery, petrochemical, or chemical industry project experience.
• Previous experience working directly for or embedded within an owner/operator project organization.
• Experience managing brownfield capital projects in active process units.
• Experience with refinery turnarounds, outages, tie-ins, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical discipline preferred; equivalent relevant industrial project experience will be considered.
• PMP certification is a plus but not required.