Cost Engineer - CSA

Insight Global; Childress (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Cost Engineer - CSA to support large-scale data center and advanced manufacturing projects. You will develop, track, and maintain CSA budgets, collaborating with project controls, construction managers, estimators, and subcontractors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires 3+ years of cost engineering experience in CSA scopes (structural steel preferred) with strong change order and cost analysis skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience reviewing, validating, negotiating, and processing construction change orders.
• Experience supporting CSA (Primarily Structural Steel) scopes on commercial, industrial, semiconductor, or data center construction projects.
• Proven ability to analyze contractor change order requests for scope, quantity, labor, equipment, and material cost accuracy.
• Experience comparing change proposals against contract documents, drawings, specifications, and project budgets.
• Strong understanding of construction estimating, quantity takeoffs, and cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project costs and forecast accuracy throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate change orders and review contractor pay applications.
• Maintain and track CSA budgets and provide financial visibility to stakeholders.
• Identify cost risks and opportunities to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Collaborate with project controls, construction managers, estimators, and subcontractors.

Skills

Cost analysis

Budget tracking

Change orders analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data center/semiconductor construction

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Cost Engineer - CSA (Civil, Structural, Architectural) to support large-scale construction projects within the data center and advanced manufacturing space. This individual will be responsible for developing, tracking, and maintaining project budgets related to CSA scopes while partnering closely with project controls, construction managers, estimators, and subcontractors. On a daily basis, they will analyze project costs, evaluate change orders, review contractor pay applications, validate forecast accuracy, and identify cost risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting CSA construction scopes, performing cost analysis, tracking budget performance, preparing cost reports, and providing financial visibility to project stakeholders. This person should be comfortable working in fast-paced environments with multiple projects and collaborating across cross-functional construction teams to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.

Skills and Requirements

3+ years of experience reviewing, validating, negotiating, and processing construction change ordersExperience supporting CSA (Primarily Structural Steel) scopes on commercial, industrial, semiconductor, or data center construction projectsProven ability to analyze contractor change order requests for scope, quantity, labor, equipment, and material cost accuracyExperience comparing change proposals against contract documents, drawings, specifications, and project budgetsStrong understanding of construction estimating, quantity takeoffs, and cost analysisHands-on experience using Procore for change order management, cost tracking, contract administration, and documentation reviewData center or semiconductor construction experienceExperience with owner-side project controls or cost engineeringFamiliarity with Bluebeam, Primavera P6 or similar project controls tools

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