Cost Engineer

Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals Incorporated; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major construction and engineering firm in Texas is looking for a Cost Estimator to perform routine cost analysis and control activities. You will support budget allocation for LNG projects and ensure they stay on track financially. The ideal candidate has 2-5 years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree, and must be skilled in cost engineering practices. This role promises significant responsibility and the opportunity to impact large-scale LNG projects.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions.
• Knowledge of LNG projects and jobsite experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine cost estimating, analysis, and control activities.
• Support implementation of cost monitoring and control standards.
• Assist with budget allocation and reporting for specific construction disciplines.

Skills

Cost engineering functions

Oral and written communication

PC operating systems

Discipline-specific software applications

Financial reporting systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent

Tools

Ecosys

Hyperion

Digital Supply Chain

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

The Cheniere Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) Project is a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facility located on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay in Gregory, Texas. The 1,000+ acre facility started bulk early works in July 2015 as the first greenfield export facility in the United States. Bechtel has successfully and safely completed construction and it now consists of three operating Trains with an LNG production capacity of approximately 15 million tons per year (MTPA), three LNG storage tanks with combined capacity of 480,000 cubic meters of LNG, 2 Jetty superstructures that can accommodate the world’s largest vessels, and dozens of associated buildings and utilities.

Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project Stage 3 (CCL3) is a new phase at the existing CCL facility and will consist of seven midscale liquefaction trains with an LNG production capacity of approximately 10 MTPA utilizing and associated infrastructure including utilities. CCL3 will perform all this work predominantly on a direct hire basis with support from only a few specialty and service subcontractors.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will perform routine cost estimating, analysis, and control activities and support the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, preparation of cost data, and the project trend program. You will assist with budget allocation and developing quantity takeoffs, project codes, and application unit rates. Your work will help ensure projects stay on budget and excel.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs routine cost estimating, analysis, and control activities, as directed
• Supports the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports
• Assists with budget allocation and reporting/cost control for specific construction discipline or group of disciplines
• Supports the preparation of cost data for proposals or contracts
• Assists in the development of quantity takeoffs for a specific discipline or specialty
• Assists in developing specific project codes of accounts and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions
• Supports the project trend program
• Assists in the development and application of unit rates (cost and job hours) to quantity takeoffs

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis at a jobsite location
• Skilled in oral and written communication
• Proficiency in using PC operating systems, including several basic software applications
• Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used by Bechtel (Ecosys, Hyperion, Digital Supply Chain, for example)
• Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel
• Experience on major lump sum projects with direct hire construction strategy is preferred
• Knowledge of LNG projects and jobsite experience is preferred
• Proactive self-starter with a proven ability to work independently and efficiently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present data and analysis to project team, PC, and other management groups as required

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• LNG Experience
• Data Room facilitation
• Project controls experience in either cost or scheduling
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel with working knowledge of Power BI
• Familiarity with large scale LNG projects, particularly along the US Gulf Coast
• Experience interfacing with the client, including firm knowledge of design and experience with project controls tools and systems being utilized on the program

Bechtel is committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of 'One Team,' respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.