Cost / Schedule / Controls Engineer / Specialist III

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Cost / Schedule / Controls Engineer / Specialist III in Spring, TX for a 1-year assignment within a refinery and chemical complex environment. You will focus on project cost estimating, scheduling, project controls, and change control across funding milestones.

Responsibilities include estimating, QA reviews, schedule assessments, monthly progress reporting, and collaborating with project teams and accounting stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience developing major capital project cost estimates valued at $100M+ or portfolio estimates $1M–$100M.
• Experience in owner or EPC project environments.
• Experience mentoring others and carrying out reviews for major capital/portfolio estimates.
• Experience supporting estimate and schedule assessments and validating cost and schedule bases.
• Experience across Upstream, Refining, Chemicals, Pipeline, or LCS.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates for major capital projects and portfolios.
• Perform schedule assessments and monthly progress reporting.
• Support QA reviews and verify cost and schedule bases.
• Coordinate with estimators, planners, schedulers, PMs, and accounting teams.
• Contribute to estimating process improvements and tool development.
• Travel to site for workshops and project support.

Skills

Cost estimating

Project controls

Scheduling

Change control

Mentoring

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical skills

Travel to site

Data management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Ecosys

Job description

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

Duration: 1 year

Schedule: 5/40

Location: Spring, Texas

This opportunity sits within a refinery and chemical complex environment and focuses on project cost estimating, scheduling, project controls, and change control across key funding and project milestones. The role will support estimate preparation, quality assurance reviews, check estimates, schedule assessments, and monthly progress reporting, while working closely with project teams and accounting stakeholders. This position offers strong technical scope for professionals with experience across major capital projects, portfolio project estimates, and cost estimating methods and tools.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering within a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience

Required Experience:

• First-hand experience developing major capital project cost estimates valued at $100M+ or portfolio project cost estimates valued between $1M and $100M
• Experience within owner or EPC project environments
• Experience mentoring others and carrying out accountability, lead, or peer reviews for major capital project and/or portfolio project cost estimates
• Previous experience in a closely related position
• Experience supporting estimate and schedule assessments, including verification of project cost and schedule bases
• Experience with at least one project type or business line such as Upstream, Refining, Chemicals, Pipeline, or LCS

Required Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in cost estimating, project planning, and project controls
• Strong capability in change control, cost reporting, and monthly progress reporting
• Ability to coordinate effectively with estimators, planners, schedulers, project managers, team leads, and accounting teams
• Strong influencing, consulting, mentoring, analytical, and computing skills
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to organize, plan, control, coordinate, and manage cross-functional activities
• Adaptability to changing priorities
• Ability to support the development, improvement, and ownership of cost estimating methods and tools
• Ability to contribute to estimating process efficiency tools and quality assurance review process improvements
• Ability to travel and perform site visits for workshops and project support

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing both major capital project cost estimates valued at $100M+ and portfolio project cost estimates valued between $1M and $100M
• Experience across both owner and EPC environments
• Experience leading teams of cost, scheduling, and/or controls professionals
• Experience across a diverse range of project types or business line partners such as Upstream, Refining, Chemicals, Pipeline, or LCS
• Project management experience beyond cost estimating, including scheduling, planning, project controls, project development, or project engineering
• Strong digital and data management skills, including experience with industry standard tools and technology such as Ecosys
• Experience developing and delivering cost estimating training

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.