Cost Engineer

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental, LLC; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Medical

Dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Short and long term disability

Company paid life insurance

401(k) with a company match and profit

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental, LLC is seeking a Cost Engineer to support NAVFAC SE in Jacksonville, FL. You will provide professional cost engineering support for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of Federal facilities for the Navy and other commands.

The role requires five years of cost engineering experience, knowledge of DoD cost criteria, and proficiency with Autodesk and Microsoft Office. On-site work in Jacksonville, FL with collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional cost engineering experience for new construction, including renovation experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost estimating and professional cost engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to analyze project cost, labor, and material requirements and evaluate cost estimates and contract change orders.
• Knowledge of DoD and Navy cost engineering criteria and policies.
• Experience with Autodesk software, Microsoft Office products, cost engineering software, and other applicable DoD systems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost engineering support for the planning, design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of Federal facilities.
• Develop and review construction cost estimates and analyze project cost, labor, and material requirements.
• Evaluate cost estimates and construction contract change orders and provide recommendations.
• Support project planning, budgeting, design, and construction using knowledge of engineering and architecture as they relate to cost.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders and multidisciplinary architectural and engineering teams.
• Prepare written analyses, findings, recommendations, and presentations.

Skills

Cost engineering

Construction cost estimating

DoD cost criteria

Autodesk

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

ABET/NAAB-accredited degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Architecture

Tools

Autodesk software

Cost engineering software

DoD systems

Job description

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental (SSE) is seeking a Cost Engineer to support the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE), Production Design Construction Division (PDC4) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL.

The Cost Engineer will provide professional cost engineering support for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of facilities for the Navy, Marine Corps, and other supported commands. Projects may include MILCON, new construction, renovations, demolition, maintenance, and facility improvement projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide cost engineering support for the planning, design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of Federal facilities.
• Develop and review construction cost estimates and analyze project cost, labor, and material requirements.
• Evaluate cost estimates and construction contract change orders and provide recommendations.
• Support project planning, budgeting, design, and construction using knowledge of engineering and architecture as they relate to cost.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders and multidisciplinary architectural and engineering teams.
• Prepare written analyses, findings, recommendations, and presentations.

What You Bring:

Required:

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional cost engineering experience for new construction, including renovation cost engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost estimating and professional cost engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to analyze project cost, labor, and material requirements and evaluate cost estimates and contract change orders.
• Knowledge of DoD and Navy cost engineering criteria and policies.
• Experience with Autodesk software, Microsoft Office products, cost engineering software, and other applicable DoD systems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred:

• Certified Cost Professional (CCP) or DoD Certified Cost Engineer (CCE).
• Three (3) to five (5) years of prior experience in the design and/or construction fields.
• Bachelor's or master's degree from an ABET- or NAAB-accredited program in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Architecture is desired.
• Considerable hands-on design experience is desired.
• Knowledge of budgeting, planning, and project management techniques.

All offers are contingent upon a thorough background check conducted on all final candidates, as deemed necessary and per State and Federal laws.

What We Offer:

• paid holidays
• paid time off including sick and vacation leave
• medical
• dental and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• short and long term disability
• company paid life insurance
• 401(k) with a company match and discretionary profit sharing
• tuition reimbursement

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental, LLC is an environmental and facility services firm headquartered in San Antonio, TX. We are a subsidiary of Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC).

SSE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any protected category. Hiring preference will be given to BBNC shareholders, their spouses and descendants and Alaska Natives in accordance with Public Law 93-638.