The energy industry – oil & gas sector in particular – is bracing itself for a massive wave of retirements over the short to medium term, which has been dubbed “The Great Shift Change.” As the industry prepares for this turnover, companies are looking to the next generation of candidates with skills ranging from finance, geology, engineering, law, etc.

Additionally, lots of exciting opportunities are opening up in various renewable energy sectors as technological advancements rapidly disrupt traditional utility business models. The energy efficiency business is also growing by leaps and bounds, as significant cost saving benefits associated with using less energy are an easy sell for most businesses.  

With these issues in mind, Breaking Energy highlights a few interesting energy jobs on a weekly basis.   

Internal Controls & Compliance Anlayst 

Anadarko; The Woodlands, TX, US

Job Summary 

This position is located in Anadarko Corporate office in The Woodlands, TX and is a member of the Internal Controls Team. This position will have an essential responsibility to assist the planning, organization, and execution of the Company’s annual effort for Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”).

Qualifications

• A minimum of (0) zero to two (3) years of relevant experience required
• Two (2) or more years of public accounting experience preferred
• Oil and Gas industry is a plus
• SAP experience preferred
• Must have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with all levels of management, including those outside the Corporate Accounting Organization (CAO)
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Outlook
• Must be a team player with excellent communication and organization skills

Responsibilities

Compliance with SOX Section 404:

• Coordinate Audit Requests between Process Owners/IT and KPMG
• Lead IT audit from start to finish (planning, walkthroughs, testing)
• Maintain company’s segregation of duties rule set and software
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for Internal Controls on the majority of projects company-wide
• Execute and/or review SOX testing for financial and IT control audit
• Evaluate and communicate control deficiencies
• Consult with management on process risks/controls
• Act as a mouthpiece for the company to communicate the importance of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
• Prepare and consult on company communication with the audit committee
• Desire to learn on every aspect of the business as it is expected you know what’s going on in the company
• Interact with process owners and key personnel across multiple disciplines within the Company to effectively communicate Section 404 requirements, testing practices and deadlines.
• Assist in documentation of significant controls and process flowcharts.
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and document results of evaluation.
• Perform Information Technology General Control (ITGC) testing, reports testing, and interface testing.
• Identify, accumulate and evaluate design and operating control deficiencies; communicate findings and ensure remediation of deficiencies.
• Assist external auditors with substantive testing
• Review of segregation of duties.
• Assist in various projects throughout the company.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology or equivalent work experience required. MS/MBA preferred.

Certifications/Licenses

CPA preferred

Relocation

This position is not eligible for relocation.

Travel Requirements

The percentage of travel required for this position is 0 – 10%

Work Schedule

This position is eligible for a 9/80 work schedule.

Discover your strengths and invest in your future by applying today.

Clinic Supervisor 

Chevron; San Ramon, CA, US

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Performs direct on-site medical examinations and clinical evaluations including the delivery of international assignment, pre-placement, and selected biomedical surveillance exams for clients and employees. Assesses employee medical fitness for duty; and, consults on employee assistance program and mental health cases when requested.
• Provides occupational health consultations, evaluations, and immunizations to international travelers, expatriate employees and dependents according to Clinic process manual. Conducts travel health orientations for expatriates and business travelers. Performs health assessments and provides specialty medical referrals and follow-up for patients as needed. Clinical supervision is provided by the Global Occupational Health Manager (e.g. medical record reviews and review / signature for prescriptions if required).
• Performs clinic administration and staff supervision duties. Assists in budget planning and monitoring the clinic budget on a regular basis. Participates on clinic process improvement teams and implements clinic processes. Maintains accurate, complete, and timely documentation in the medical record; reviews clinical data for accuracy and completeness.
• Acts as a Global Health and Medical liaison with other domestic and international medical clinics. Maintains and communicates expertise on health risk conditions and specific country requirements to domestic and international staff. Coordinates clinic marketing activities by conducting open houses and participating in health fairs.
• When requested, provides professional support on special projects and other activities as assigned by the Global Occupational Health Manager.
• Occasional travel within North America is estimated at less than 5 percent of the job (If travel is required, it will be known weeks or months in advance for conferences or business planning meetings).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Clinical license and certification (Physician’s Assistant, Nurse Practitioner).
• Eligible for Prescriptive authority and DEA.
• Eligible for California Licensure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.
• Current California licensure.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Occupational health/travel medicine experience.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Strong clinical and supervisory skills.
• Strong customer focus and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well with a team and to bring expertise to the role.

Relocation Options:

Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.

Discover your strengths and invest in your future by applying today.

User Experience Design Specialist 

SuccessFactors; San Francisco, CA, US

What you will do:

• Study users to deeply understand their SSNiFs (stakeholders, situations, needs leading to the right features)
• Work with product managers to understand the business requirements and help sculpt the product vision
• Generate design briefs to ensure alignment on the problem definition and assumptions
• Coordinate the efforts of UX colleagues supporting your projects (visual design, user research, usability).
• Generate models that form the theoretical foundation for great solutions: workflow diagrams, flowcharts, storyboards, personas and more.
• Work with UX design colleagues in other areas to generate more creative ideas, and to ensure cross-suite consistency and integration
• Explore multiple design directions to envision the best possible solution
• Create rapid interactive prototypes as needed to simulate interactions using a tool such as Axure.
• Design UXes for web, phone and tablet
• Work with visual designers to make the experience aesthetically pleasing
• Work with user researchers to do up-front user research, and to validate the product concepts and designs
• Deliver detailed specs and assets to engineering
• Support engineering during the development phase to make sure your designs are faithfully built
• Capture advancements to our standards in our style guide for others to use
• Conduct Kaizen projects to advance our collective thinking or processes

About you:

• You have a portfolio of modern, sophisticated interaction designs for web and mobile applications.  Experience designing simple consumer-grade products.
• 1 year experience designing highly interactive mobile and web applications for consumers
• At least a bachelor’s degree in something.  (Your portfolio matters more.)
• You have strong design intuition and a natural ability to empathize with different personas
• You are a meticulous craftsperson with strong attention to detail
• You know how to cut through to the essence of a problem and extract simplicity out of complexity.
• You are comfortable representing abstract concepts visually with workflows, wireflows, site maps, concept diagrams and other models.
• You have good conceptual and big-picture design skills including: user experience architecture, information architecture.
• You have solid information design skills, and can create layouts that clearly communicate the right story.
• You are adept at designing both macro and micro-interactions
• You are up to speed in the latest design trends on both web and mobile
• You have excellent verbal and written skills.  You are able to persuade others of your good ideas.
• You are comfortable building rapid prototypes and scripting interactions to simulate the user experience
• You are comfortable with user research and usability methods
• You are positive and optimistic, with a constant thirst to learn and grow.
• You can gracefully give and receive critical design feedback
• You understand the strengths and limitations of modern web technologies
• You are in tune with the latest interactive and visual design trends and thinking
• You have a strong work ethic.  You have a solid process, while being focused on outcomes.

Pluses: 

• Visual design skills
• Experience and aptitude at motion graphics
• Experience in game design
• Experience designing for cloud application software
• Experience managing, mentoring and/or art directing other visual designers

Discover your strengths and invest in your future by applying today.

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