Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP
Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?
Are you always solving?
Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.
Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Capital Project Coordinator & Controls Analyst to join our Specialty ingredients G.P., business at our Hopewell, VA location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company, and the Capital Engineering function. This position will report to the site’s Capital Engineering Manager.
The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Coordinate capital project controls and administration across the Hopewell capital portfolio, including project setup, schedules, milestones, action items, documentation, reporting, and project closeout.
Manage project cost-control coordination and reporting, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, commitments, actual spending, forecasts, accrual inputs, cost transfers, coding corrections, and financial reconciliation.
Coordinate contractor and vendor readiness including onboarding, site access, required training and documentation, work schedules, mobilization requirements, purchasing interfaces, and resolution of administrative issues that could impact project execution.
Coordinate capital activities with plant Operations and support functions, including participation in Tier meetings and coordination of shutdowns, turnarounds, work windows, operating impacts, resource needs, project risks, and cross-functional actions.
Serve as the Plant Engineering Management of Change (MOC) Coordinator, supporting MOC initiation, workflow, reviews, implementation tracking, action-item follow-up, documentation, compliance requirements, and closure.
Drive continuous improvement of capital project controls and processes by standardizing tools and reporting, improving data quality and visibility, simplifying or automating manual processes, and reducing administrative rework so Capital Engineers can remain focused on technical scope and safe project execution.
Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety
Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others
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What This Role Is Not:
Not a management position – while you will collaborate with other team members, this is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.
Not an entry level position – we need a candidate to hit the ground running with solid experience and applicable background.
In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:
Associate degree or higher in Engineering Technology, Business Administration, Accounting, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
Three or more years of experience in industrial project coordination, project controls, engineering administration, construction coordination, maintenance planning, procurement, accounts-payable support, or manufacturing financial coordination.
Experience coordinating purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, vendor records, commitments, forecasts, accrual information, cost transfers, or project cost tracking.
Strong organization, prioritization, follow-through, and attention to detail across multiple concurrent assignments.
Experience maintaining project schedules, milestone trackers, action registers, project records, financial information, or management reports.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas,…