Matt Walls
Summary
Seasoned Senior Project Controls Specialist with over two decades of expertise in both EPC and owner/client settings. Highly proficient in project controls and various cost management systems across multiple industries. Known for facilitating seamless collaboration among cross-functional teams including engineering, supply chain, construction, finance, and senior management. Recognized for cultivating enduring client relationships built on trust and respect. Proven ability to adapt swiftly to new environments, consistently enhancing project team effectiveness.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Controls Specialist
Pacificorp - Rocky Mountain Power
Salt Lake City, UT
06.2021 - Current
- Currently managing a portfolio of capital projects consisting of over 50 projects exceeding $1.0B in combined forecasts
- Guides and mentors a dedicated team of five Project Controls Specialist professionals, offering comprehensive training, ongoing support, and facilitating monthly meetings to ensure alignment and excellence in execution
- Responsibilities encompass updating and meticulously reviewing actual costs, identifying and updating new and existing commitments, calculating accruals, conducting thorough variance analyses, and delivering comprehensive cash flow forecasts to the Investment Delivery Group
- Continual duties involve creating detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and associated work orders for upcoming projects, proactively initiating essential project change orders, promptly submitting required journal vouchers to finance, conducting rigorous project audits, and furnishing upper management with timely ad hoc reports
- Identified a necessity for streamlining and enhancing accrual, forecasting, and change order procedures, subsequently developing innovative processes and tailored spreadsheets resulting in a notable reduction in reporting times
Senior Project Controls Analyst
FootBridge - Marathon Petroleum
Salt Lake City, UT
04.2016 - 01.2021
- Contracted to Marathon Petroleum as a consultant to lead the full cost management of 2 major capital refinery projects totaling over $160M from engineering through construction
- Following completion of projects, transitioned into project controls team to manage capital and expense project portfolio
- Duties included tracking actuals, accrual submittals, forecasting, cash flow, monthly project status reports, dashboard reports, progress curves, and productivity tracking
- Other significant responsibilities included preparing requisitions in SAP, invoice review/approval, managing contractor reporting, and preparing weekly construction progress curves
- Participated in 3-month plant shutdown in fast-paced refinery turnaround.
Project Controls Analyst
The Global Edge Consultants - Anadarko Petroleum
Denver, CO
02.2014 - 03.2016
- Contracted to Anadarko Petroleum as a consultant to create and manage schedules and cost reports for multiple projects averaging $100M in annual capital forecasts
- By collaborating with Project Managers and project execution plans, identified relevant activities, logic, and milestones to create project schedules in P6
- In Ares Prism, used data from schedules and costs from SAP to create integrated and logical cash flow forecasts to provide accurate monthly reporting to management
- Set reporting requirements and expectations for contractors and vendors to ensure timely cost reporting and schedule updates.
Lead Project Controls Analyst
Audubon Engineering
Denver, CO
03.2013 - 02.2014
- Provided client with detailed EPC schedule and cost reporting for $150M Gas/LNG project for Noble Energy
- Created fully loaded manpower schedule, established project baseline, analyzed critical path, updated progress, and reported percent complete weekly
- Prepared percent complete curves, monthly histograms, accruals, and cash flow on a monthly basis
- Participated in weekly meetings with engineering, procurement, construction, and client to track major changes affecting cost and/or schedule.
Project Controls Specialist
Jacobs Engineering
Various Locations
10.2006 - 03.2013
- Tracked and reported weekly construction progress, percent complete and costs of $1.0B mining project consisting of new mill and administration building construction and refurbishing of mining facilities located outside of Leadville, CO
- Provided cost/schedule management and monthly reporting for Small Capital Projects Group at Suncor Refinery in Denver, CO
- Lead Cost Engineer in Houston, TX for FEED of Bisphenol A and Cumene Units for multibillion-dollar petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia as part of Dow/Saudi Aramco Joint Venture
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Science
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX01.2002
Skills
- SAP
- Microsoft Excel
- Primavera P6
- Cost Analysis
- Project Forecasting
- Project Reporting
- Earned Value Management
- Planning & Scheduling
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Schedule Management
- Budget Development
- Resource Planning
- Team Collaboration
- Team Leadership
Strengths
Perceptive
Adaptive
Collaborative
Creative
Intuitive
Communicative
Efficient
Analytical
Aware
Web
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdwalls/
Timeline
Senior Project Controls Specialist
Pacificorp - Rocky Mountain Power
06.2021 - Current
Senior Project Controls Analyst
FootBridge - Marathon Petroleum
04.2016 - 01.2021
Project Controls Analyst
The Global Edge Consultants - Anadarko Petroleum
02.2014 - 03.2016
Lead Project Controls Analyst
Audubon Engineering
03.2013 - 02.2014
Project Controls Specialist
Jacobs Engineering
10.2006 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Construction Science
Texas A&M University