Project Manager I, Fuels

Project Manager I, Fuels | Murphy Oil USA

Project Manager I, Fuels

El Dorado, Arkansas

The Fuels Project Manager I plans, manages, and drives the end-to-end lifecycle of a small number of initiatives governed by Fuels. These initiatives are high-priority, cross-departmental projects that support the achievement of Murphy USA's strategic goals. The Project Manager ensures his/her assigned initiatives are delivered on time/budget and meet or exceed business expectations by partnering with the project team to solve the business problem(s) and making recommendations to Leadership; providing structure and adhering to quality standards of the Fuels project management principles; and anticipating and resolving risks and challenges. The Fuels Project Manager role is a highly visible requiring significant teamwork and collaboration. She/he is the "pivot" that manages expectations of partners with several internal stakeholders and vendors: the Executive Sponsor, the Business Sponsor, Project Leads overseeing the direction of the project, contributing work products, and making decisions of their respective functions, and the Fuels Innovation & Optimization (I&O) Leader who sets the overall project management standards and program cadence.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage and lead Fuels initiatives
• Define status reporting cadences
• Set up and maintain shared project/program folders and templates
• Develop, manage, and control project plans
• Control the project/program scope and budget
• Monitor and report project/program status
• Coordinate internal and external resources required across projects and manage relationships with and expectations among Project Sponsors, Projects Leads, and Project Teams
• Anticipate risks and challenges related to assigned initiatives and keep Project Sponsors, Project Leads, and the I&O Leader informed of these risks and challenges
• Escalate issues to the I&O Leader and Fuels Leadership
• Calculate and tracks project benefits, both financial and strategic
• Participate in Fuels team activities including continuous improvement work
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned

Preferred Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: PMP Certification

PROSCI Change Management

Software Skills Required: Beginner: MS Planner, SharePoint, MS Teams, MS PowerPoint, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing

Basic: 10-Key, Accounting

Experience / Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree 1 to 2 years related experience