Infrastructure & Asset Care Lead

INEOS•Texas City, TX

About The Position

The Infrastructure & Asset Care Lead develops, leads, and executes the INEOS Acetyls site’s infrastructure, building, and asset care strategy. The role ensures capital investments, field execution, and maintenance planning support safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective site operations throughout the asset lifecycle. The position provides visible SHE leadership and promotes compliance with INEOS Life Saving Rules, the INEOS 20 Principles of Process and Behavioral Safety, Permit-to-Work requirements, and applicable site procedures. It leads asset care and lifecycle management for site facilities and infrastructure, works with Maintenance and Reliability teams, addresses risks from aging or degraded assets, and supports failure investigations, turnarounds, and outages. The role develops and delivers capital projects from early planning through execution and startup. It manages project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, documentation, contractors, and field activities, while ensuring compliance with design standards, specifications, quality requirements, and regulations. It also maintains the site infrastructure master plan and prioritizes multi-year capital investments, feasibility work, conceptual designs, and cost optimization. The lead develops and executes strategies for office, control room, and other site building upgrades, remodels, refurbishments, and expansions. This includes assessing facility needs, coordinating work to minimize operational disruption, overseeing building utilities and systems, engaging stakeholders, and supporting emergency preparedness and operational continuity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of experience in infrastructure, construction, asset care, or engineering within a chemical, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environment.
Strong knowledge of infrastructure systems, including buildings, civil and structural systems, utilities, and facility systems.
Working knowledge of asset integrity, maintenance strategies, and lifecycle management principles.
Understanding of capital project processes, including FEL, budgeting, and execution in a petrochemical environment.
Familiarity with regulatory requirements, including OSHA, EPA, building codes, and PSM.
Proven experience managing CAPEX projects from development through execution and startup.
Demonstrated experience with asset care, inspection programs, and lifecycle planning.
Strong background in contractor management, field execution, and construction oversight.
Experience working in a brownfield operating facility with competing operational priorities.
Experience developing cost estimates, schedules, and project execution strategies.
Strong safety leadership and demonstrated commitment to SHE excellence.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in complex, dynamic environments.
Effective written and verbal communication skills across all levels of an organization.
Proactive, results-driven approach with ability to anticipate and mitigate risks.
Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of maintenance systems such as SAP or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Comply with and promote INEOS safety principles and site SHE requirements; provide active SHE leadership across infrastructure, building, and field execution activities.
Ensure Permit-to-Work and other site SHE procedures are followed; lead SHE planning, risk assessments, and job safety analyses for capital projects, remodels, and construction.
Ensure contractors and vendors meet SHE expectations, intervene in unsafe conditions, participate in incident investigations, and follow up on corrective actions.
Incorporate environmental and regulatory requirements into project scopes, execution plans, and asset care plans.
Lead and continuously improve the site Asset Care strategy for safe, reliable, and compliant infrastructure performance.
Own asset integrity and lifecycle management for site facilities and infrastructure, and conduct asset care audits, reviews, and gap assessments.
Partner with Maintenance and Reliability teams to align asset care planning, scheduling, and execution.
Identify and mitigate risks from aging or degraded assets; develop replacement and upgrade strategies.
Lead failure investigations and root cause analyses, incorporate findings into asset care plans, and support turnaround and outage planning for infrastructure assets.
Develop detailed project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, and resources; coordinate with engineering, operations, and contractors.
Manage project risks, issues, changes, cost estimates, contracts, documentation, progress, and corrective actions.
Ensure projects meet design standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements; lead project meetings and communicate with stakeholders.
Manage project documentation, including drawings, change orders, and closeout packages.
Lead day-to-day construction and field execution; ensure work follows drawings, specifications, and quality standards.
Coordinate field activities across contractors, maintenance, and operations; conduct constructability reviews and optimize execution strategies.
Ensure permitting, inspections, testing, turnover, material handling, storage, and installation processes are followed.
Monitor field productivity, quality, and schedule; resolve field issues and verify mechanical, structural, and civil work completion before startup.
Develop and maintain the site infrastructure master plan aligned with long-term business strategy.
Identify infrastructure gaps, risks, and opportunities through condition assessments and stakeholder input; define and prioritize multi-year CAPEX plans.
Lead early project development, including scope definition, feasibility analysis, cost-benefit evaluation, conceptual designs, execution strategies, and high-level schedules.
Collaborate with Engineering and Finance to justify projects and obtain funding approvals; align investments with operational needs, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Track infrastructure performance, adjust CAPEX strategy, drive value engineering and cost optimization without compromising safety or quality, and develop mitigation strategies for long-range risks.
Develop and execute long-term strategies for office, control room, and site building upgrades.
Assess facilities for safety, compliance, capacity, and functional gaps; lead remodels, refurbishments, and expansions.
Ensure buildings meet applicable codes, occupancy requirements, and HSSE standards; optimize space utilization and support workforce and site needs.
Coordinate building upgrades with operations to minimize disruption and maintain safe working conditions.
Oversee planning for building utilities, HVAC, electrical systems, and structural improvements; engage Operations, HR, HSSE, and leadership stakeholders.
Promote standardization of building specifications, layouts, and materials where appropriate, and support emergency preparedness and facility readiness.