Cost Engineering Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor project budgets, cost reports, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Track project expenditures, commitments, accruals, and budget utilization.
• Perform cost variance analysis and identify emerging budget risks and opportunities.
• Support Estimate at Completion (EAC) development and forecasting activities.
• Analyze project financial performance against approved budgets and established baselines.
• Review invoices, contractor payment applications, and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Support earned value management (EVM) reporting and project performance analysis.
• Monitor key performance indicators and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
• Affiliate cost trend and productivity impact evaluation.
• Prepare performance measurement reports for project leadership and client stakeholders.
• Support monthly project reviews and financial reporting requirements.
• Track and evaluate change orders, scope modifications, and potential cost impacts.
• Support cost risk assessments and contingency analyses.
• Assist with development and maintenance of project risk registers.
• Analyze budget impacts associated with project changes and evolving project conditions.
• Support claims avoidance through accurate cost documentation and reporting.

Reporting & Analytics

• Prepare recurring cost reports, dashboards, and project performance metrics.
• Develop reporting tools utilizing Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and project controls systems.
• Analyze large datasets and communicate cost trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure project controls data integrity across financial and reporting systems.
• Support executive-level reporting and client presentations.

Project Controls Integration

• Collaborate with schedulers, estimators, project managers, engineers, and construction teams.
• Support integration of cost and schedule information to facilitate comprehensive project controls reporting.
• Affiliate project controls procedures and best practices development and implementation.
• Participate in project meetings and provide updates on financial performance and forecasting.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Project Controls Department.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in cost engineering, project controls, cost management, estimating, project finance, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting transportation, transit, infrastructure, aviation, construction, or capital improvement projects.
• Strong knowledge of: Cost Engineering Principles, Cost Forecasting & Budget Management, Earned Value Management (EVM), Cost Performance Analysis, Change Management, Risk Management, Project Controls Reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and financial analysis tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced project environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting MTA, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NYSDOT, NJ Transit, Amtrak, or other major infrastructure clients.
• Experience using Primavera P6 and integrated cost/schedule reporting methodologies.
• Familiarity with PMIS platforms such as Oracle Unifier, Prism, e-Builder, Kahua, or similar systems.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or advanced reporting and analytics tools.
• Knowledge of quantitative cost risk analysis and contingency management.
• Professional certifications such as: AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP), AACE Earned Value Professional (EVP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP).

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation Range: $149,671.54 - $171,053.19
STV Offers: Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability insurance, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, 401(k) plan, retirement counseling, employee assistance program, paid time off, paid holidays, back-up dependent care, parental leave, continuing education program, professional licensure and society memberships.