Cost Engineer: Turnarounds & Capital Projects

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Adoption assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance

Job summary

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is seeking a Cost Engineer to join our Project Cost Controls team within the North America PROS organization. The role supports capital projects and turnarounds with cost forecasting, reporting, and financial control throughout the project lifecycle.

The position involves approximately 25% domestic travel and on-site presence during key turnaround planning and execution phases, delivering direct cost management leadership to project teams and site leaders.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of cost engineering, project controls, cost management, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of estimating, forecasting, budgeting, and cost reporting methodologies.
• Proficiency with SAP and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience interpreting and utilizing Primavera P6 schedules and reports.
• Experience supporting turnarounds, outages, shutdowns, maintenance events, or industrial projects.
• Knowledge of capital and expense accounting practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for turnaround cost management and cost control processes.
• Develop and maintain project cost estimates throughout the turnaround lifecycle, from Initial Cost Estimate (ICE) through Turnaround Cost Estimate (TCE).
• Manage cost control systems to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting.
• Monitor project expenditures and capital spending, updating forecasts regularly and identifying potential cost risks and opportunities.
• Track and report budget-to-actual performance and provide recommendations to improve financial outcomes.
• Prepare and present financial reports and cost analyses to support business and management decision-making.
• Support Preliminary and Full Funding Expense Authorization Requests.
• Perform cost-benefit analyses for turnaround and maintenance projects.

Skills

Excel skills

SAP

Primavera P6

Financial analysis

Cost management

Communication

Education

Engineering / related field

Tools

SAP

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is seeking a Cost Engineer to join our Project Cost Controls team within the North America PROS organization. The role supports capital projects and turnarounds with cost forecasting, reporting, and financial control throughout the project lifecycle.

The position involves approximately 25% domestic travel and on-site presence during key turnaround planning and execution phases, delivering direct cost management leadership to project teams and site leaders.