Maintenance Project Controls Specialist

Westlake • Lake Charles, LA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Maintenance Project Controls Specialist develops and manages analytics, reporting, and data systems that enable effective maintenance cost control, forecasting, and performance improvement. This role partners across Maintenance, Reliability, Finance, and IT to deliver actionable insights, enhance data integrity, and drive data-informed decision-making across site operations.

Requirements

• A current, valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card is required.
• College degree preferred (Engineering, Finance, Data Analytics, or related field) with 2–5 years of relevant experience, OR minimum of 5 years of progressive analytical experience in a plant or corporate environment (chemical, refining, or manufacturing preferred).
• Working knowledge of maintenance work management processes and systems.
• Proficiency in Power BI, Excel (advanced), and data analytics tools are required.
• Experience with SAP ECC required.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data modeling, Power Query, or SQL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to track maintenance cost performance, budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and trends.
• Develop standardized dashboards for: Maintenance and reliability cost performance, Budget vs. actuals and variance analysis, Outage cost tracking, Work management KPIs
• Ensure dashboards and reports are accurate, validated, user-friendly, and aligned with business requirements.
• Extract, transform, and analyze data from SAP ECC and other systems to support reporting and analytics.
• Support corporate and site-driven system upgrades, reporting enhancements, and data structure changes.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, reduce manual processes, and improve data integrity and efficiency.
• Conduct periodic audits of maintenance data, KPIs, and dashboards to ensure compliance with standards and best practices.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to improve maintenance productivity, cost efficiency, and reliability performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Maintenance, Reliability, Finance, and other departments to improve processes and decision-making.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level