Scheduling / Cost Engineer

Responsibilities and Duties

• Create/manage/analyze CPM schedules.
• Analyze schedule progress, trends and delays; evaluate schedule and/or cost changes to provide recommendations.
• Analyze, and maintain comprehensive, integrated CPM project schedules and cost baselines based on thorough analysis of project requirements.
• Analyze all deviations from established cost and schedule baselines.
• Develop critical item report analysis that highlight significant program issues and potential delays to project milestones.
• Understand contract scopes and evaluate the submitted contractor schedule’s ability to meet milestones and deliverables.
• Analyze costs and complex issues for commercial buildings, institutional and heavy civil projects.
• Communicate with clients, interface with construction team members and contractors to address construction issues to develop schedules, analyses and prepare reports.
• Manage multiple project assignments, executing them on time and within budget.
• Retention and development of client relationships.
• Willing to travel nationwide, as needed, on short notice at times.

Required Experience requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Project Management.
• 5+ years of related experience in the commercial building or heavy civil construction industry.
• On-site project experience required, preferably as a Project Manager, Project Engineer or Superintendent.
• Detailed knowledge of scheduling programs such as Primavera and Microsoft Project.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Experience requirements

• Builder’s risk insurance claims and/or construction contract dispute experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) – Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) certifications.
• Working knowledge of AACE recommended practices.
• Knowledge of multiple types of construction.

Pay

$70k – $130k

Benefits

MKA offers a competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and benefits program including a generous 401K match, ESOP participation, medical, dental, vision, and paid vacation.