Cost Engineer

Clark Construction Group, LLC; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Construction Group, LLC is seeking a Cost Engineer in the Baltimore area to join the Cost Engineering team. The role focuses on financial projections, cost planning, and analysis across multiple projects, with emphasis on learning quickly and applying tasks across budgeting, productivity reporting, and process management.

The position involves reviewing contract terms for budgets, maintaining monthly/weekly productivity reports, and collaborating with project teams on staff and equipment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• 3+ years of experience in cost engineering or related finance roles.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of job cost management concepts and methodologies.
• Careful attention to detail and reliability of output.

Responsibilities

• Review each project’s key contract terms in the development of project budgets.
• Develop/maintain/review monthly/weekly productivity reports.
• Develop/review with project teams staff, equipment and expense charts.
• Compare monthly projections vs project plan and discuss variances.
• Identify projected cost overages and assist in recovery plans.
• Coordinate with project teams and external auditors for audits.
• Identify negative trends prior to impacting profitability.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description As a member of the Cost Engineering team, the person holding this position will perform various tasks pertaining to financial projections, cost planning and analysis, special projects, and process management. This is a position in a fast-paced department. As such, you will be expected to learn quickly and apply tasking across several functional areas including financial planning & analysis, management reporting and cost engineering. Duties and Responsibilities: Review each Project’s key contract terms in the development of Project budgets Development/Maintenance/Review of monthly / weekly productivity reports Develop/Review/Discussion with Project Team their Staff, Equipment and Expense Charts Develop/Review/Discuss with Project Team their monthly projections vs project Plan Identify any Projected cost overages and help in development of recovery plans Discussions/Review with Select Projects concerning controlling cost in projections as needed Manage Project Audits with Project Team with Outside Auditors as needed Identify Negative Trends (Project or Company Wide) prior to Effecting Profitability

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review each Project’s key contract terms in the development of Project budgets
• Development/Maintenance/Review of monthly / weekly productivity reports
• Develop/Review/Discussion with Project Team their Staff, Equipment and Expense Charts
• Develop/Review/Discuss with Project Team their monthly projections vs project Plan
• Identify any Projected cost overages and help in development of recovery plans
• Discussions/Review with Select Projects concerning controlling cost in projections as needed
• Manage Project Audits with Project Team with Outside Auditors as needed
• Identify Negative Trends (Project or Company Wide) prior to Effecting Profitability

Qualifications/Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
• 3 plus years of experience
• Highly motivated individual with strong work ethic and organizational skills and the ability to interact effectively with coworkers
• Strong quantitative, analytical and financial modeling skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Comprehension of job cost management , concepts and methodologies
• Careful attention to detail and reliability of output