Project Cost Engineer

Job Description

Utilizes MS Excel software to analyze and aggregate data related to Budgets, Actual Costs, and Forecast Costs; strong proficiency in Excel functions (VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, SUBTOTAL, IF, OFFSET, PIVOT TABLES & CHARTS) is essential.

Reports to a Senior Cost Engineer and assists in developing project budgets, tracking actual costs, and forecasting project costs across various projects.

Interfaces with stakeholders including Project Managers, Engineers, Procurement, and Construction Managers.

Demonstrates excellent communication skills, initiative, and teamwork.

Prior work experience in Cost Controls, Budgeting, or Cost Forecasting is required; proficiency in Excel is a requirement.

Strong working knowledge of the MS Office Software Suite.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualification: A combination of education, training, and experience, generally equivalent to those typically possessed by a 4-year college graduate.
• Minimum of 7 years full time paid professional experience in construction cost estimating of all divisions for facilities or school building construction projects.
• Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs.
• Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders.
• Able to compare the independent cost estimate with contractor proposal to quickly identify differences.
• Able to develop scope of work based on RFI/RFC answers and estimates the detailed costs of those scopes of work independent of the contractor proposal.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Benefits

• 100% paid health insurance for employees and 3% 401K match.

Pay

• TBD

Schedule

• TBD

Qualifications

• Not specified

Skills

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Benefits

• 100% paid health insurance for employees and 3% 401K match.