Project Controls Specialist

Company:

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational context and job purpose

INEOS Organization:

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 15 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS products make a significant contribution to saving life, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people around the world. Its businesses produce the raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones - chemicals manufactured by INEOS enhance almost every aspect of modern life.

BUSINESS CONTEXT:

Ethylene oxide (EO) is an important building block for the preparation of a wide variety of EO derivatives (EODs), including various surfactants, as well as a host of other chemical intermediates including Glycol Ethers, Polyethlene Glycols, Ethanolamines, and Alkyl Alkanolamines. 

INEOS Oxide is one of the world’s leading producers of Ethylene Oxide (EO) and Ethylene Oxide Derivatives (EODs).  We currently have a total EO and EOD capacity of 920 kta spread across five different production units throughout Europe and the US. These units have leading cost economics, due to economies of scale, state-of-the-art technology, strategic locations, etc. Our EO project in the US is targeting the fast-growing merchant EO market, building on our experience and leadership position in Europe.

Purpose of the Job:

Most Important Internal & External Factors

The Project Controls Specialist will maintain project estimating, scheduling, costs, risk management, and project change requests. Typical project sizes range from $10k - $6MM TIC. Days will include interfacing with Project Managers, outside vendors, purchasing, and accounting.

The candidate is responsible for tracking and reporting project metrics. Supporting the project managers in schedules, cost reports, and purchasing.

Responsibilities AND Accountabilities

Accountability 1: 

Cost Management

• Work with Project Managers/Engineers to develop estimates and budgets breakdowns for projects.
• Maintain cost workbooks for projects.
• Enter requestions Project Managers/Engineers
• Input service receipts and process through SAP at the direction of Capital Lead
• Work with Accounts Payable, Receiving, and Accounting to ensure proper receipt and closeout of Purchase Orders
• Maintain forecasts monthly for capital projects.
• Follow up with vendors to maintain invoicing forecasts.

Accountability 2: 

Project Schedules

• Develop, maintain, and manage project schedules, ensuring timely and accurate updates
• Track progress relative to baseline schedules and deadlines.

Accountability 3: 

Change Management

• Facilitate the engineering and construction change management process with Project Managers/Engineers

Accountability 4: 

• Update monthly presentation and data for actual project spend and forecasts
• Update monthly presentation for schedule compliance of projects
• Support the development of capital planning and budgeting in the Long-Range Plan
• Develop ad hoc reports as needed related to Project Controls

Skills/Competencies

Level of Education & Experience in general

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting preferred.
• 3 years of project controls or cost analyst experience

Technical Skills

• Strong data analytical skills
• Strong Experience with SAP
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with scheduling software like Microsoft Project is preferred
• Experience with data visualization software like Power BI is preferred

Behavioral Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Ability to organize data and multi-task
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to present updates to the project team and management.

ADA Physical requirements, visual acuity requirements and environmental conditions

Outside

Light Work:  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Ability to climb ladders and stairs.

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from the weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to extreme cold:  Temperatures below 32 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to extreme heat:  Temperatures above 100 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is not required to wear a respirator.
• The worker is not required to don a gas mask.

Inside:

Sedentary Work:  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes

Employee must have the ability to see written documents, computer screens, and to adjust focus.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.   Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Measurement and success along with improvements will be monitored by the Manager. Following are the Primary Key Performance Indicators for this position:

• Maintaining monthly capital forecasts
• Receiving costs on time
• Proper reporting on project status and metrics.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.