Hosted by Orion Matthews · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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Every day, somewhere in the world, a billion-dollar project is underway — reshaping skylines, powering nations, and pushing the limits of what’s possible. But behind every megaproject are the people who plan, measure, and keep it all on track.Hosted by Orion Matthews, founder of Queryon, The Major Project Podcast dives into the world of Project Controls — the art and science of delivering the biggest projects on earth. From energy and infrastructure to tech and space, we talk to the leaders managing billions in scope, risk, and ambition.Join us as we uncover the lessons, failures, and innovations that define how major projects actually get built — and how data, risk, and human judgment come together when the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Orion Matthews hosts The Major Project Podcast, a business show with 19 episodes published.
In this bonus segment, Iwona Wilson shares her advice for the next generation of project leaders. She makes the case for developing critical thinking above all else, explains how AI is reshaping the skills students need
Every major capital project team will tell you they have a decision gate process. According to Iwona Wilson, having the process and having the capability to use it are two completely different things - and the gap betwee
Most major projects manage risk in Excel. Matt Mitchell spent a decade managing it differently - including as risk lead on a $3.9 billion offshore gas platform in the Mediterranean. In this episode, Orion sits down with
Before the panel started, the moderator was warned: "Good luck controlling this bunch." Four AACE presidents. 150+ combined years. They lived up to it. Recorded live at the 2026 AACE Houston Gulf Coast Symposium, host Or
The project controls industry has a looming problem—and it's not technical. In this episode, Orion sits down with Christina Robinson — founder of Henry Porter LLC and project controls advisor with 14 years across energy,
Most project failures aren’t caused by a single issue - they’re the result of broken integration. In this episode, Orion sits down with Ellie Moradinezhad, founder of tactHive Consulting and former Global Discipline Dire
Most project teams don’t fail because they lack a plan, they fail because they believe it. In this episode, Orion sits down with Travis Arlitt, Senior Planning & Field Execution Specialist and co-founder of Day One Model
Capital projects generate enormous amounts of data, yet many important project decisions are still made without timely access to the information teams need. When plans inevitably break and conditions change, leaders ofte
What does it really take to staff, structure, and control multi-billion-dollar programs? Ahmed AbdelSalam shares hard-earned lessons on resource planning, building high-impact PMOs, and how AI is reshaping project contro
Risk isn’t a scary “extra” - it’s the reason projects succeed or spiral. ⚠️ Kim Essendrup, co-host of Project Management Happy Hour and founder of RAIDLOG.com , joins Orion for a practical Risk 101 breakdown - and how RA
What if your 3D model could predict schedule risk, expose cost blind spots, and align everyone—from the field to the boardroom? 🧩 BIM and digital-delivery expert Omar Habib joins Orion to break down how 4D, 5D, and data
Why do so many billion-dollar projects fail—and how can leaders make better decisions before it’s too late? 🧭 Global mega-project executive Akin Oni joins Orion to unpack decision-making, people, risk, and leadership at
🌐 Episode Short Description Why do so many billion-dollar projects go off the rails—and what can you do before execution to prevent it? 🧭 Front-end planning expert Roger Farish joins Orion to unpack FEL, stage-gates, r
What if finishing a billion-dollar project on time and on budget is actually a choice? 📦 Global AWP pioneer Geoff Ryan joins Orion to break down Advanced Work Packaging, data center megaprojects, and the future of const
What does it take to build one of the world’s largest oil & gas greenfields? ⛽️ Project Controls leader Tarun Gohel takes us behind the scenes of the $20B West Qurna 2 Project, a massive upstream program spanning Iraq, D
What does it take to keep billion-dollar projects running on the latest version? Document Control expert Leanne Allgaier joins Orion Matthews to unpack how great document management saves time, money, and even lives acro
In this episode of The Major Project Podcast, host Orion Matthews sits down with James Wiseman, Major Project Capital Manager in the Energy Industry with 25 years of experience spanning Chevron, Tesla, Santos, and Alyesk
What does it take to grow 7.5 million trees across a capital city? 🌳Jovita Stander takes us inside Green Riyadh, a Multi-Billion-dollar mega project that is set to transform the capital city of Saudi Arabia into a green
When a billion-dollar facility shuts down, every minute counts. 🚧 Orion Matthews and Grant Stead explore the art of turnarounds—how to rebuild critical systems, manage thousands of people, and use AI to keep the world’s
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