Cost Engineer

New opportunity with one of the world's most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. Providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years.How will you contribute to the team?Assist in development of stage gate estimate development and budget sanction documentation through the provision of relevant project cost data and projected staffing requirements.Assist in all budget system setup requirements utilizing agreed Cost or Work Breakdown Structures to assign and control costs in accordance with agreed execution strategies.Assist Senior team members in tracking of all project costs against sanctioned budgets and agreed baselines throughout each stage of the project reporting baseline deviations in a timely manner.Execute all project cost transactional requirements including Purchase Order creation, invoice settlement, shared cost contributions and finance related ledger reconciliations.Assist in the month end process for all cost-based deliverables including accrual determination and validation, Time-phased Forecast development and variance identification and mitigation.Interface with internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis to maintain consistent flow of data to senior project team members.Assist in preparation of all project Change Request documentation and track approvals through the DoE process.Assist in the preparation of all project cost related reporting requirements for project stakeholders and senior leadership including Summary and Detailed Cost Reports, Change Logs, Performance measurement and Contingency Utilization.Assist in project close out activities and cost benchmarking tasks through the provision of historical cost data to third party auditors.Provide Ad hoc support on Cost Management scopes of work where applicable.Support continuous improvement scopes of work and have a direct and profound effect on a data-driven organization.What will you contribute?Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying or a related field, or 3 years of relevant construction experience, or alternatively up to 3 years' experience in a similar environment.Familiar with project controls working practices and methodologies.Preferred experience working with software and MS office applications.Must be articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and good decision-making abilities.Must have good communication skills.Finance and or accounting experience preferred.Must generally understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite and Cost Management systems.

Created: 2025-02-19