Project Controls Leader - Scheduling

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Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is looking for a Project Controls Leader - Scheduling who will be the primary point of contact for leading and improving the scheduling capability for Turnaround, Capital and Expense Projects across KAES sites.

The selected candidate will be a key member of cross site, cross functional teams that can create significant value within the organization by improving our capability to execute competitive Projects.

This position is based in Wichita, Kansas, with relocation support available as needed.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What You Will Do


* Build trusted partnerships with Operations, Turnaround, Project, Procurement, Engineering Records, and other key stakeholders to create a n environment where the scheduling capability is viewed as a valued partner.


* Drive results by modeling and applying PBM Principles-developing and empowering team members, fostering a culture of accountability and transformation, and ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations


* Build and sustain scheduling and analytical talent across the fleet through effective onboarding, talent development, succession planning, and application of each team member's comparative advantage.


* Collaborate with stakeholders to define and communicate a shared KAES Scheduling vision, strategies, and roadmaps that drive action on the highest-value opportunities across the fleet.


* Lead the transformation of KAES scheduling capabilities (people, processes, and tools) to improve competitiveness, reliability, and profitable project/outage execution.


* Prioritize, influence and collaborate across capabilities on improvements to upstream and downstream work processes, tools, and data flows leading to an increase in schedule quality, integrity, usability, and stakeholder adoption.


* Develop metrics and insights with a bias for leading indicators that drive profitable action/behavior changes

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience building a processes, tools, and teams that support work across multiple locations and functions.


* Experience developing talent, improving team effectiveness, and aligning individual strengths and passion to business priorities.


* Experience applying good organizational change management to improve business processes, applications, or tools that support project and turnaround delivery.


* Experience translating organizational gaps into prioritized cross-functional initiatives that help teams deliver competitive results, such as plant availability, cost competitiveness and ROI.


* Experience developing data, leading indicators, and stakeholder feedback to drive adoption and improve business outcomes.


* Experience collaborating with and influencing change across cross functional teams/processes


* Willingness to travel up to 25% with expectation to be onsite for an extended period during Turnarounds

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