Cost Specialist III

Airswift; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Cost Specialist III for a 1-year assignment in Baytown, TX. The role focuses on cost estimating, project planning, scheduling, and project controls across key milestones, with close collaboration among project managers, estimators, planners, schedulers, and accounting teams.

The position involves supporting estimate preparation, schedule assessments, checks, quality assurance, and monthly progress reporting in a refinery/chemical complex environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in cost estimating, project planning, scheduling, and project controls.
• Experience supporting change control, cost reporting, and monthly progress reporting.
• Experience working with project managers, estimators, planners, schedulers, and accounting teams in a cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost estimating, planning, and controls across project milestones.
• Support estimate preparation, schedule assessment, and verification of cost and schedule bases.
• Perform check estimates, quality assurance activities, and change control coordination.
• Collaborate with project managers, estimators, planners, schedulers, and accounting teams.

Skills

Cost estimating

Project planning

Project controls

Scheduling

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Job Title: Cost Specialist III Duration: 1 year assignment Schedule: 5x40 schedule Location: Baytown, TX

This opportunity is with a refinery and chemical complex environment and focuses on cost estimating, project planning, scheduling, and project controls across key project milestones. The role will support estimate preparation, schedule assessment, check estimates, and quality assurance activities while contributing to change control and monthly progress reporting. This position offers exposure to cross-functional project delivery and close collaboration with project managers, estimators, planners, schedulers, and accounting teams.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering within a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience

Required Experience

• Previous experience in a closely related position
• Experience in cost estimating, project planning, scheduling, and project controls
• Experience supporting change control, cost reporting, and monthly progress reporting
• Experience working with project managers, estimators, planners, schedulers, and accounting teams in a cross-functional environment

Required Skills

• Advanced proficiency in cost estimating, project planning, and project controls
• Ability to prepare or coordinate cost estimates and schedules for project milestones
• Ability to perform estimate and schedule assessments, including verification of project cost and schedule bases
• Strong analytical and computing skills
• Strong influencing, consulting, and mentoring capability
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to organize, plan, control, coordinate, and manage cross-functional activities effectively
• Adaptability to changing priorities

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