Cost Engineer

Sccsinternational; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight has a permanent opening for a Cost Engineer in its Dallas office, focused on a data centre project in West Texas. The role involves frequent site visits, including nights away, with Linesight covering travel costs.

You will participate in progress meetings and design reviews to understand how changes affect cost and to inform the client side. You will prepare detailed estimates, cost reports, and analyses from project data, and maintain change management logs.

Qualifications

• Degree in a project management or construction discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Background in cost management both before and after contract award across a range of projects.
• Chartered status is desired; Linesight will support pursuit when possible.
• Clear written and spoken communication is expected.

Responsibilities

• Attend progress meetings and design reviews; participate with the cost team.
• Prepare detailed estimates, cost reports and analyses on request.
• Maintain change management logs and track cost exposure on site.
• Track financial close-out and vendor accounts at job end; support wider cost management team for larger tasks.
• Frequent site visits with travel and possible nights away (travel costs covered).

Skills

Cost management experience

Clear communication

Education

Degree in project management or construction discipline

Chartered status desired

Job description

Linesight has a permanent opening for a Cost Engineer attached to its Dallas office, with the work centred on a data centre site in West Texas. Site visits will be frequent and will involve nights away; the advert says Linesight covers the travel costs. The engineer follows the money on site and in the design team.

That means sitting in on progress meetings and design reviews, helping to solve problems as they come up and telling the client side what each issue does to cost. Site walks are carried out with the general contractor, the cost manager and the client’s project manager to judge progress and spot cost exposure early.

From that data the engineer prepares detailed estimates and cost reports and analyses on request, and keeps the change management logs for the project accurate and current. At the end of a job the engineer tracks the financial close-out, including settling every vendor account. Larger client tasks are handled with the wider cost management team.

Applicants need a degree in a project management or construction discipline, or equivalent experience, and a background in cost management both before and after contract award across a range of projects. Chartered status is wanted, but Linesight says it will support a candidate who is still working towards it. Clear written and spoken communication is expected, and interviews are held in person or by video.