Cost Engineer - Education Facilities

Jacobs; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Jacobs as a Cost Engineer focusing on Education Facilities, contributing to projects that enhance K-12 education. Leveraging your experience in cost estimating and project management, you will drive project costs, ensuring alignment with client needs and expectations while collaborating within a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off

Performance discretionary bonus

Company stock purchase at a discount

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience on building construction MEP projects.
• Ability to read and interpret contract documents.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project cost/change controls.
• Assure project completion according to client standards.
• Assist Project Managers and perform cost analysis.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Associate Degree in Engineering or Construction related field

Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Construction related field

Tools

Gordian Construction Task Catalog

Job description

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Base pay range

$80,000.00/yr - $110,240.00/yr

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, what we do is more than construction; we play a part in moving a vision from concept to reality. If you’re interested in a rewarding career working on ENR's #1 Construction Management-for-Fee firm, then Jacobs is where you belong.

We are looking for a Cost Engineer who is driven by exceeding expectations to join our collaborative project team in the Manhattan, NY office working on projects that will enhance the lives of K-12 students!

In the role you’ll have the opportunity to work on active projects coordinating the progression of trades and design-field staff. You’ll provide support to the Project Managers by developing and maintaining project cost/change controls, project budget, review contractor’s unit price estimate, prepare new cost estimates, assist in reviewing process with the contractors, perform cost analysis, and change order estimates/negotiations, document control, scheduling, and RFI’s. You’ll be tasked with ensuring the project moves ahead to completion according to client standards by analyzing drawings and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.

Bring your talent for multi-tasking and extreme organizational skills, and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

• Associate Degree in Engineering or Construction related field
• 5+ years’ experience working on building construction MEP projects and civil projects as a Cost Engineer/Estimator
• Ability to read and interpret contract documents and construction plans to prepare estimates.
• Ability to understand project scope and create estimate pertaining to the scope and specifications.
• Ability to perform quantity take offs from drawings and other technical documents.
• Ability to understand construction process and break down a construction task to understand material and labor involved.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
  
  
  

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Bachelor Degree, Engineering or Construction related field
• Working knowledge of the Gordian Construction Task Catalog preferred
• Experience with the Job Order Contracting process, or other unit price contracts
• Forward thinking mindset and ability to actively contribute to the project with innovative ideas
• Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base
  
  
  

*Sponsorship is not available for this position*

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Posted Salary Range Minimum

80,000.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

110,240.00

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $80,000.00 to $110,240.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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