Cost Engineer

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Job description

Position Summary

The Cost Engineer is responsible maintaining a true and accurate cost structure and coordinating reporting elements key to developing accurate cost reports. This is an interface between project management, cost management and accounting.

Responsibilities:

• Review project features with Estimating department and ensure that work quantities are being entered correctly on a daily basis

• Verify proper coding for phases, hours, and slips

• Close out the completed project phases and verify progress entries

• Conduct monthly cost review meeting with project team

• Assign and initiate new cost codes for change orders, tracking items and back charges as required

• Verify pencil sheets / pay requisitions

• Take the lead in developing quarterly cost to complete reports

• Review and process change orders for the Company and subcontractors / vendors

• Review and process cost adjustments

• Identify items that are exceeding the budget and communicate to Project Manager

• Assist project management team with quarterly reports for contract status, contract profit, unit cost report, cost projections, revenue projects, change order status and change order costs

Qualifications:

• Bachelor u2019s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field and / or minimum of 5 years of heavy civil construction experience

• Experience working with project management and a thorough knowledge of heavy construction logistics, resource planning, construction sequencing and material management preferred

• Familiar with a variety of the field construction concepts practices, and procedures

• Demonstrated knowledge of Viewpoint Accounting and Job Costing System is desirable

Necessary Attributes:

• Must possess the ability to adapt to different personalities and management styles

• Attention to detail, organization prioritization and the ability to handle multiple tasks is required

• Team player and with strong interpersonal skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Must possess strong technology skills

• Self-starter with good verbal and written communication skills

• Reliance on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

• Dedicated and hard working