Company Overview Currently one of the largest producers of natural gas in the continental United States, Southwestern Energy Company is a growing independent energy company primarily engaged in natural gas and crude oil exploration, development and production within North America. We are also focused on creating and capturing additional value through our natural gas gathering and marketing business, which we refer to as Midstream Services. Visit SWN.com to learn more.
Working at Southwestern Energy
Southwestern Energy produces and provides energy to our world. It commitment that has motivated our employees for more than 80 years. Every day we are explorers and producers, working to discover innovative new ways to fuel the future. Our culture demands creativity and innovation, and we foster this by building programs and procedures that make our company and industry better. We give employees, including new hires, the opportunity to be a contributor from the first day on the job. Itmportant to us to create a rewarding and inclusive work environment. We reward team and individual performance, in addition to offering our employees competitive compensation and benefits. We support our employees with opportunities to participate in ongoing development training and support groups.
Southwestern Energy is currently the third largest producer of natural gas in the lower 48 states and we operate one of the largest gas gathering systems in the United States. We own three major assets which are located in northeast Pennsylvania, West Virginia and southwest Pennsylvania, and in Arkansasyetteville Shale.
The role of the Project Analyst is responsible for supporting project management, communications and change management activities for small to large projects, requiring cross-functional / business engagement, with limited supervision (Note: Level II may lead or own project or change management activities for select low-risk projects)
Responsibilities - Supports the definition of project scope, stakeholders, goals and deliverables based on business requirements
- Basic knowledge of project management techniques and tools (2-3 years of related experience)
- Basic knowledge of change management techniques and tools (2-3 years of related experience)
- Supports project administration needs, tasks, timelines, budget, reporting, and resource requirements
- Supports project planning activity and coordination of project staff
- Develops and utilizes data gathering tools and methods to analyze and gather data needed for project requirements
- Analyzes parameters including costs, timelines, technical functions, benefits and risks of projects
- Provides quality assurance
- Monitors and reports on progress, problems and solutions
- Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
- Performs post-project evaluations and assessments of results
- Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
- Supports process mapping exercises to improve or develop new processes
- Conducts readiness and stakeholder assessments
- Executes communication and training plans to maximize adoption and minimize disruption
Skills - Exceptional critical thinking skills and decision making
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and apply problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical skills, including tools such as advanced Excel, Spotfire
- Process mapping
- General business and technical domain understanding
- Exceptional planning and organizing skills
- Strong communication itten and verbal, including presentation skills
- Ability to work independently, in a team and manage multiple projects
- Influencing and leading
- Delegation
- Negotiation
- Conflict management
- Adaptability
- Basic knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
- Basic knowledge of project management techniques and tools (2-3 years experience)
- Basic experience of change management techniques and tools (2-3 years experience)
- Basic experience in risk identification and management
- Familiarity with project management software and tools
- Familiarity with training development software and tools
- Experience partnering with vendors and contractors (desired)
- Oil & Gas Industry experience (desired)
Qualifications - College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science, or management information systems and at least 2 years of related work experience
- Strong in MS applications including: Project, Visio, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Experienced interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, to individuals at multiple levels of seniority, across disciplines, departments and locations
- Independent problem-solving and able to think proactively, but also able to work well in a team environment
- Ability to recognize, measure, and mitigate project risks with appropriate communication and escalation plans
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial
- Ability to develop/tailor and execute communications and training plans for various audiences
- Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
- Customer service skills are an asset
- Client focused ticipates needs of client, delivers high quality deliverables, and is committed to continuous improvement
- Project and Change Management certifications (desired)
Work Conditions
- Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines
- Some travel required for the purpose of meeting with stakeholders (e.g. off-site personnel/management)
Southwestern Energy Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, present military status or veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.
