Cost Engineer Hybrid-Remote

Position is located in Pomona, California. Hybrid-remote schedule: two days in the office/field (Tuesday and Wednesday) and three days remote.

About the role

We are hiring junior-level Cost Engineers with one or more years of work experience to work on electrical-infrastructure projects with one of the largest utilities in Southern California. This is a hybrid position: the successful candidate will work from home four days a week and report to the client offices in Pomona one day a week.

Responsibilities

• Use MS Excel to analyze and aggregate data related to budgets, actual costs, and forecast costs.
• Report to a Senior Cost Engineer and assist in developing project budgets, tracking actual costs, and forecasting project costs for a portfolio of projects.
• Interface with multiple stakeholders, including Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Managers.

Requirements

• Very good Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, SUBTOTAL, IF, OFFSET, pivot tables, and charts.
• Excellent communication skills; must be a self-starter and a team player.
• Good working knowledge of the MS Office Software Suite.
• Prior work experience in cost controls, budgeting, or cost forecasting is a plus but not mandatory.

Qualifications

Minimum qualification: a combination of education, training, and experience generally equivalent to those typically possessed by a 4-year college graduate.