Cost Estimation Engineer

Axented; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 900.000 - 1.300.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Axented is seeking a qualified Cost Controller to establish and manage the project cost baseline for complex power, infrastructure, or industrial projects in Mexico City. You will oversee budgeting, measurements, forecasts, variance analysis, and change assessment to support project decisions and profitability.

You will coordinate with engineering, procurement, finance, site teams, and subcontractors, ensuring data accuracy, timely reports, and proactive risk management.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering Cost, Civil, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, Financial Management, or related field.
• 4+ years of cost-control experience in power, infrastructure, or industrial projects.
• Mastery of WBS / CBS, budgeting, quantities, EVM, forecast, change estimation, subcontractor measurement, and project financial reporting.
• Proficient in advanced Excel, Power BI, P6 / MS Project, and Neodata / ERP tools.
• Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, finance, site, and subcontractors.

Responsabilidades

• Establish project cost baseline and full-process cost-control mechanism.
• Complete budgeting, measurement, forecasting, variance analysis, and change assessment.
• Provide reliable data for project decisions and profit targets.
• Collect actual costs and perform EVM, forecasts, and risk early-warning.
• Review subcontractor measurements, progress payments, variations, and change pricing; maintain cost logs and reports.

Conocimientos

WBS / CBS

Budgeting

Cost measurement

EVM

Forecasting

Change estimation

Subcontractor measurement

Project financial reporting

Cross-department data tracking

Educación

Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering Cost, Civil, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, Financial Management, or related field

Herramientas

Advanced Excel

Power BI

P6 / MS Project

Neodata / ERP tools

Descripción del empleo

Job Description & Responsibilities

Role mission: Establish the project cost baseline and full-process cost-control mechanism; accurately complete budgeting, measurement, forecasting, variance analysis, and change assessment; provide reliable data for project business decisions and profit targets;

Budget & baseline: Establish the project budget, cost accounts, cash flow, and control baseline based on the contract, WBS / CBS, quantities, and procurement/subcontract plan;

Process control & forecasting: Collect actual cost and completion; perform EVM, variance analysis, monthly Forecast, final-cost forecasting, and risk early- warning; drive responsible departments to correct;

Measurement, change & reporting: Review subcontractor measurement, progress payments, variations, and change pricing; maintain cost logs; prepare project business reports; support settlement, claims, and audit;

Key performance indicators (KPIs): 100% on-time monthly cost reports; forecast vs. actual variance ≤5% in principle; consistent budget / contract / procurement logs; timely identification of changes and variations; ≥98% subcontractor measurement accuracy; early warning and closed-loop management of major cost variances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering Cost, Civil, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, Financial Management, or a related field; 4+ years of cost-control experience in power, infrastructure, or industrial projects;
• Professional competencies: Mastery of WBS / CBS, budgeting, quantities, EVM, Forecast, change estimation, subcontractor measurement, and project financial reporting; proficient in advanced Excel, Power BI, P6 / MS Project, and Neodata / ERP tools;
• Relevant project experience: 4+ years of project cost experience; delivered budget baselines, monthly costs, quantity measurement, change pricing, and completion forecasts; preference for experience with power / CFE projects and subcontractor settlement;
• Professional competencies: Ability to build data structures, consolidate costs, review quantities, perform EVM, trend forecasting, change estimation, business analysis, and cross-department data tracking;
• Language proficiency: Fluent Spanish; English B1–B2, able to read contract / procurement documents and attend work meetings; Chinese is a plus;
• Management experience: Formal team management not mandatory, but must be able to coordinate engineering, procurement, finance, site, and subcontractors; experience leading cost analysts preferred;
• Location flexibility: Based in Mexico City; accepts approx. 20% project travel, overtime during month-end closing peaks, and cross-department data tracking.