Cost Engineer

Bechtel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Part time

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Job summary

Bechtel in Houston, TX is seeking a senior Cost Engineer responsible for cost engineering and cost analysis on complex projects with non-routine requirements. You will prepare cost reconciliations, review cost trends, and implement cost control measures.

The role requires strong experience in change management, budgeting, and interfacing with schedule and cost systems. You will mentor junior engineers and ensure accurate financial reporting across project controls.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree and 8–14 years of relevant experience.
• Experience implementing change management processes and cost trend estimates.
• Ability to train junior Cost Engineers and communicate complex scope impacts.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and monitors project budgets, change management, cost reporting.
• Verifies consistency with prior reports and ensures accuracy.
• Prepares cash flow, revenue earnings, and cost studies using historical data.
• Supports audits and develops innovative cost-control techniques.
• Allocates budgets per standards; analyzes trends and supports change control.
• Develops cost studies with statistical analysis and quantity comparisons.

Skills

Cost engineering

Cost estimating

Cost control

Change management

Budget reporting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Cost systems

Job description

Requisition ID:299247

• Relocation Authorized:National - Family
• Telework Type:Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Houston, TX

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Project Overview:

Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility located at Generation Park in Houston, TX. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for the cost engineering and cost analysis/control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements which require a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare cost reconciliations, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges. #LI-SM2

Major Responsibilities:

• Establishes, maintains, and monitors project budgets, change management, cost monitoring, cost variance analysis, quantity and craft labor reporting (QURR), and other periodic cost reports.
• Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and accuracy.
• Prepares and ensures the accuracy of project cash flow and revenue earnings.
• Assists with PwC semiannual project audits.Ensures accuracy in the cost coding of budgets and actual costs.
• Performs budget allocations in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures.Identifies trends and supports the change control program.
• Prepares cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (orinternational equivalent) and 8-10 years ofrelevant experience or 12-14 years of relevantwork experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive experience implementing change management processes and tools, performing cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs, and interfacing with schedule and cost systems.
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand and interpret technical and non-technical scope impacts for trend and baseline change documentation.
• Demonstrated experience executing, monitoring, and evaluating cost engineering activities, including cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis.
• Thorough knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, along with a solid understanding of Controller instructions that affect Project Controls.
• Ability to independently provide guidance, training, and coaching to junior Cost Engineers with diverse backgrounds and experience levels.
• Experience preparing cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons. Ability to develop innovative techniques to meet specific project needs.
• Demonstrated flexibility and responsiveness to urgent project requests and changing priorities.

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