Cost / Schedule / Controls Engineer / Specialist III

Airswift; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Cost / Schedule / Controls Engineer for a 12-month contract in a refinery/chemical complex environment, stationed on-site in Houston or Baton Rouge. The role emphasizes cost estimating, planning and schedule review across FEED, commissioning and start-up, with a focus on identifying vulnerabilities and improving project controls performance.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent, strong experience in scheduling, cost control and reporting,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant project controls experience including planning, scheduling and cost control in complex projects.
• Experience on brownfield and turnaround projects.
• Background supporting schedule integration from FEED through commissioning and start-up.
• Experience coordinating progress reporting and supporting accounting reporting requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in cost estimating, project planning and project controls.
• Strong Primavera P6 proficiency.
• High-level schedule summary development and schedule analytics capability.
• Strong progress measurement and progress stewardship with milestones.
• Ability to maintain change control and cost reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Support stand-up of a synthetic graphite facility through detailed project controls, planning and schedule review.
• Focus on cost estimating, planning and scheduling across FEED, commissioning and start-up.
• Identify schedule vulnerabilities and support reporting activity.
• Strengthen project controls performance through progress stewardship and analytics.

Skills

Project controls

Planning & scheduling

Cost control

Schedule analytics

Progress stewardship

Change control

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (relevant discipline)

Bachelor’s degree in I&E or Mechanical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

AWP processes

Job description

Job Title: Cost / Schedule / Controls Engineer / Specialist III

Duration: 12 months (expected extension 2028) Schedule: 5/40 Location: Houston or Baton Rouge (On-site)

This opportunity sits within a refinery and chemical complex environment, supporting the stand-up of a synthetic graphite facility through detailed project controls, planning and schedule review activity. The role focuses on cost estimating, project planning, scheduling, change control and progress stewardship across FEED, commissioning and start-up phases. This position offers the chance to contribute to high-value project delivery by identifying schedule vulnerabilities, supporting reporting activity and strengthening project controls performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering within a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
• Significant project controls experience, including planning, scheduling and cost control within complex project environments
• Experience across brownfield and turnaround projects
• Background supporting schedule integration from FEED through commissioning and start-up
• Previous experience in a closely related position
• Experience coordinating progress reporting and supporting regulated and non-regulated accounting reporting requirements
• Advanced proficiency in cost estimating, project planning and project controls
• Strong Primavera P6 proficiency
• High-level schedule summary development and schedule analytics capability
• Strong resource-loaded schedule evaluation skillsStrong progress measurement and progress stewardship capability, including Strategic Key Milestones
• Ability to maintain change control and cost reporting processes
• Strong knowledge of AWP processes
• Ability to review start-up schedules and identify vulnerabilities
• Strong influencing, consulting, mentoring, analytical and computing skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to organise, plan, control, coordinate and manage cross-functional activities effectively
• Adaptability to changing priorities and ability to broker successful solutions across internal coordination groups

Preferred Qualifications

• Owner and EPC experience
• Bachelor’s degree in I&E Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.