Project Controls Specialist

INEOS Belgium; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Oxide is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to oversee estimating, scheduling, costs, and risk management for capital projects. The role interfaces with project managers, vendors, purchasing, and accounting to ensure accurate spend forecasts and timely reporting.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting, plus 3 years of project controls or cost analysis experience, with strong SAP and data analysis skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting preferred.
• 3 years of project controls or cost analyst experience.
• Strong data analytical skills and SAP experience.
• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint; scheduling and data visualization tools are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost management: develop estimates and budgets for projects.
• Develop, maintain, and manage project schedules with updates.
• Facilitate change management with Project Managers/Engineers.
• Prepare monthly spend and forecast reports for capital projects.
• Deliver monthly status updates and capital planning input for LRPs.

Skills

Data analysis

Interpersonal communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

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 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:

INEOS Oxide is one of the most diverse, dynamic and successful businesses within INEOS. We operate 5 manufacturing sites in Europe and North America (Antwerp BE, Köln DE, Lavéra FR, Plaquemine US, Bayport, US). We produce a broad range of 200+ products which spread across five key value chains (Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, Oxoalcohols, Acetic Acid, and ENB), and on many of our products we are the European market leader. Our total manufacturing capacity is above 3 million tonnes per annum generating an annual EBITDA of ~300 M€. INEOS Oxide is an energetic business which is growing actively on a global level, with projects to extend our production base to new sites in North America and Asia in addition to continued investment on our existing platforms. We are committed to resourcing the Procurement team accordingly to deliver on this ambitious growth agenda.

Purpose of the Job:

The Project Controls Specialist will oversee 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.

Internal and External Factors:

The candidate is responsible for overseeing and reporting project metrics. Works in collaboration with the project managers in schedules, cost reports, and purchasing.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountabilities:

Cost Management

• Partners with Project Managers/Engineers to develop estimates and budgets breakdowns for projects.
• Drives development, organization and execution of cost workbooks for projects.
• Leads the requestion management process in collaboration with Project Managers/Engineers
• Manages service receipts and process through SAP at the direction of Capital Lead
• Collaborates with Accounts Payable, Receiving, and Accounting to insure proper receipt and closeout of Purchase Orders
• Development of monthly forecasts for capital projects.
• Oversees invoicing forecasts by working with vendors.

Project Schedules

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

Change Management

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

Reporting

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

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.
• 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.

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

• Oversees monthly capital forecasts
• Manages the timely receipt of costs
• Drives valuable and 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.

• Type Full-time
• Posted 26 October 2026
• Requisition ID REQ-3047

Job Details

• Location Pasadena, TX, United States
• Discipline Maintenance
• Type Full-time
• Business INEOS Oxide
• Posted 26 October 2026
• Requisition ID REQ-3047