Cost Engineer

Cost Engineer

PEMEX Deer Park is seeking a Cost Engineer to join our high-performing Capital Projects team. This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the financial success of major initiatives, keeping budgets on track, driving accurate forecasts, and delivering performance insights that matter. In a dynamic environment where no two days are the same, you’ll thrive under fast-paced timelines, collaborate with diverse teams, and make a measurable impact on large-scale Turnarounds and Capital Projects. If you’re ready to bring precision, problem-solving, and proactive thinking to a team that values excellence, we want to hear from you.

Best-in-Class Benefits and Perks:

We value the time and efforts of our employees. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by competitive compensation, depending on experience, and an extensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided.
• Robust retirement planning: 401(k) plan available with employer matching.
• Financial security: Life and disability insurance for added protection.
• Flexible financial options: Health savings and flexible spending accounts are offered.
• Well-being and work-life balance: Paid time off and Flexible Working Schedule, including limited ability to work remotely.

Additionally, we strive to create an optimal environment for our employees, where they can learn, grow, and thrive within the company. We strive to create a collaborative and creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

To succeed as a Cost Engineer, you must have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, or related field
• Minimum 2 years of cost control experience in capital projects, ideally within the petrochemical or refining industry.
• Skilled in EcoSys, SAP, Primavera, and Microsoft Excel (including PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, and data visualization).
• Familiarity with cost engineering practices, major capital project execution, and working with EPC contractors.
• Solid ability to analyze cost data, manage PO spend, and create professional reports and visual presentations.
• PMP, AACE Certified Cost Technician (CCT), or similar project controls certifications are preferred.

As a Cost Engineer, you will:

• Prepare variance analyses, cost forecasts, and monthly reports while maintaining accurate cost data in EcoSys and other tools.
• Track purchase order spends, validate invoices, and manage change logs, ensuring all budget changes are documented and audit-ready.
• Conduct trend and variance analyses, align cost forecasts with schedule progress, and provide actionable insights to project leadership.
• Interface with schedulers, vendors, contractors, and finance teams to validate data, refine forecasts, and support financial alignment.
• Ensure adherence to PEMEX Deer Park procedures, monitor contractor cost control compliance, and support continuous improvement in cost reporting.

About Us:

PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX. It is part of the Pemex group, a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics, and marketing. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the flexibility to process multiple grades of crude, producing high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The Pemex site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities, allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. Pemex Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment, employing approximately 1,000 employees and an additional 1,200 contractors on-site. We set high-performance and ethical behavior standards and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in several fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and positively impacting the local community where we work.

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Energy!

Join our refinery team, where precision, safety, and innovation drive our daily operations. Apply now and become a key player in keeping our refinery operations running at peak performance!

We are an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.