Senior Cost Engineer - Change & Forecasting (On-site)

Decima International; Corsicana (TX, WY); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Life and medical insurance

Resumo da oferta

Decima International is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer for Change Management and Forecasting, on-site in Corsicana or Sweetwater, TX. You will evaluate changes, forecast costs, and develop risk-adjusted inputs for budgets and EACs on large data center projects.

The role requires 8+ years in cost engineering, strong Excel skills, and experience with SAP/Oracle/EcoSys/Unifier/Power BI. US work authorization is required.

Qualificações

• 8+ years of progressive experience in construction cost engineering, change management, forecasting, cost control, project controls, commercial cost management, quantity surveying, or related discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Engineering Management, or related field.
• Hands-on experience evaluating construction changes and maintaining forecasts on large capital projects, including reviewing scope, quantities, labor, materials, quotations, productivity assumptions, markups, and supporting documentation.
• Strong knowledge of change, trend, and contingency management; cost forecasting; variance analysis; and EAC development.
• Ability to independently evaluate contractor submissions and identify scope gaps, unsupported or duplicated costs, incomplete documentation, and commercially unreasonable assumptions.
• Experience maintaining change-order, trend, contingency, allowance, exposure, and forecast records and incorporating risk-weighted pending or unresolved changes into forecasts.
• Understanding of how design development, field conditions, procurement, schedule movement, sequencing, and risk affect project costs and forecasts.
• Strong commercial judgment, communication, analysis, organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with SAP, Oracle, EcoSys, Unifier, Power BI, or similar platforms.

Responsabilidades

• Evaluate and forecast potential, pending, approved, and disputed changes, including PCOs, change orders, construction change directives, contractor proposals, trends, and emerging cost events.
• Review scope, quantities, labor rates, materials, equipment, subcontractor quotations, markups, productivity assumptions, and supporting documentation; identify scope gaps, duplicate or unsupported costs, inaccurate quantities, excessive markups, unreasonable assumptions, and incomplete backup.
• Develop independent cost assessments, comparisons, and recommendations to support change negotiations, project leadership, and the Contracts team.
• Track changes from identification through evaluation, approval, forecast incorporation, and resolution; maintain auditable change-order, trend, contingency, allowance, exposure, and forecast records.
• Develop approved and risk-adjusted inputs for project budgets, commitments, cash flow, contingency, and EAC, including pending changes, unresolved scope, construction risk, procurement exposure, escalation, and anticipated costs.
• Apply probability, value, timing, and financial impact to unresolved exposure; analyze change-related EAC movement and explain key drivers, assumptions, risks, and recommended actions.
• Monitor contingency utilization, recommend event-specific drawdowns, and confirm contractor forecasts appropriately reflect changes, remaining scope, schedule impacts, and unresolved exposure.
• Assess cost impacts from design development, scope clarification, field conditions, sequencing, delays, acceleration, disruption, and procurement; coordinate with scheduling and project controls on duration-related costs and extended general conditions.
• Provide controlled change and forecast inputs to the Senior Cost Engineer, Cost Control and Reporting; prepare management reports and presentations and escal material exposure, forecast movement, documentation gaps, and unresolved issues.
• Coordinate with project management, construction, engineering, design, procurement, contracts, scheduling, finance, project controls, and contractors; support claims, allowance reconciliation, unresolved changes, final account closeout, and other assigned duties.

Conhecimentos

Cost forecasting

Change management

Project controls

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SAP

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Communication

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related field

Ferramentas

SAP

Oracle

EcoSys

Unifier

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Decima International is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer for Change Management and Forecasting, on-site in Corsicana or Sweetwater, TX. You will evaluate changes, forecast costs, and develop risk-adjusted inputs for budgets and EACs on large data center projects.

The role requires 8+ years in cost engineering, strong Excel skills, and experience with SAP/Oracle/EcoSys/Unifier/Power BI. US work authorization is required.