Capital Project Coordinator & Controls Analyst

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, lookups, PivotTables, data validation, and structured reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong organization, prioritization, follow-through, and attention to detail across multiple active projects and competing deadlines.
• Must be able to comply with applicable site safety, security, training, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different 

The following qualifications are preferred but not required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting capital projects in a chemical, industrial, manufacturing, or process-plant environment.
• Experience using SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning and purchasing system.
• Experience with capital forecasting, accruals, commitments, cost reconciliation, or project cost control.
• Experience with Management of Change or another formal change-control process. Experience coordinating contractor onboarding, mobilization, training, documentation, or site-access requirements.

The expected hiring range for this position is $81,200 to $128,200 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and work location.

*Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.