Senior Cost Engineer

PC Construction Company; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock

Profit-sharing bonus

Employee ownership

Job summary

PC Construction is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to lead job cost and project financials in a construction setting. You will act as a power user for ERP and project management tools, partnering with project teams and Owners to ensure accurate forecasts and compliant billing.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with at least five years of relevant experience, demonstrated decision-making, communication, and self-motivation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with relevant construction experience.
• 5+ years in financial, business, or related roles in construction.
• Strong decision-making and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve change management processes.
• Set up contract change PCI markup rules per standards.
• Develop and deliver training on change management and PCIs.
• Review and post contract PCIs per markup rules and Owner Contract.
• Review and post Owner change orders.
• Create queries and reports in system analytics tools.
• Support estimates-to-complete and forecast accuracy for management.
• Participate in monthly project review meetings.
• Provide forecasting best-practices training.
• Set up billing defaults for projects in the billing system.
• Lead meetings with project teams and Owner reps on billing formats.
• Prepare and maintain bill rate tables.
• Process GL charges on all projects.
• Train project teams on billing system.
• Develop and improve standard job cost processes and procedures.
• Create job cost budgets from estimates with project-specific exceptions.
• Set up jobs to integrate ERP processes and reporting.
• Provide training on job cost system.
• Review and process budget changes submitted by Project Managers.
• Review monthly job reports and perform analysis.
• Respond to job cost-related help requests.
• Support risk management and compliance for subcontracts and POs.
• Supervise Job Cost Engineers and Leadership Development Program participants.
• Assign and prioritize tasks to reports.
• Advise leaders on innovation strategies.
• Identify root causes of recurring problems.
• Collaborate to develop integrated project administration systems.
• Maintain catalog of project management processes.
• Review new tools to maximize production and efficiency.

Skills

Decision making

Partnership building

Communication skills

Time management

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Project management software

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Cost Engineer who will serve as a subject matter expert in job cost and project management financial functions. This role requires deep expertise in operational tools such as ERP and Project Management systems, acting as a power user and functional leader. The right candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or other degree with equivalent and relevant work experience in the construction industry and five years of experience in appropriate financial, business, and related experience, along with strong decision‑making abilities, building partnerships, self‑motivation, time management, and strong communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously improve change management processes and procedures.
• Set up contract change PCI markup rules, ensuring markup rules conform to company standards and the Owner Contract.
• Develop and deliver training and support to project teams in change management and PCIs.
• Review and post contract PCIs, ensuring conformance with markup rules and Owner Contract.
• Review and post Owner change orders.
• Create queries and reports in system analytics tools.
• Assist Project Managers in preparing their estimates‑to‑complete, conduct analysis to ensure consistent and reasonable forecasts, and prepare summaries for management review.
• Participate in monthly project review meetings.
• Develop and deliver training in support of forecasting best practices and company procedures.
• Set up billing defaults for projects in job billing system.
• Arrange and lead meetings with project team and Owner reps to define the project billing format and process.
• Prepare and maintain bill rate tables.
• Prepare, verify, and process GL charges on all projects.
• Provide training and support to project teams for billing system.
• Develop and continuously improve standard job cost processes and procedures.
• Create job cost budgets from Estimate details, ensuring adherence to job cost standards while applying discretion in project‑specific exceptions.
• Set up jobs to correctly process all integrated ERP processes and reporting requirements.
• Develop and deliver training and support to project teams for job cost system.
• Review and process budget changes submitted by Project Managers.
• Review various monthly job reports.
• Conduct research and analysis for departments and jobs.
• Respond to job cost‑related help requests.
• Support projects in the proper risk management and administration of subcontract and purchase order compliances and retainage.
• Support projects in sub/PO commitment and payment processing.
• Supervise Job Cost Engineers and participants of the Leadership Development Program as assigned.
• Assign and prioritize tasks and projects to assigned direct reports.
• Investigate and advise key leaders and stakeholders on strategies to foster and leverage innovation.
• Search for and address root causes to recurring problems.
• Collaborate with Operations and support personnel to develop integrated project administration systems.
• Maintain a catalog of PC’s project management processes and regularly review processes for improvement.
• Review and implementation of new tools or technologies to maximize production, efficiency, and operations.

100% EMPLOYEE OWNED

PC Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

This position has a pay range of $95,000 to $133,000 annually, depending on experience, in addition to an extensive benefits package that includes company stock and a profit‑sharing bonus.