Senior Project Cost Engineer

Sky Mavis; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sky Mavis is seeking a Senior Project Cost Engineer to support the development and management of the project cost strategy. You will work with the project management team to manage budgets, costs, change orders, pricing requests, billings and forecasts.

Travel to serve the Southeast Region is required. A Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Engineering, or Construction Management and a minimum of four years in the construction industry are required; PMP certification would be ideal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or Construction Management.
• Minimum of 4 years in the construction industry.
• Knowledge of project development stages, procurement, project controls and construction execution practices.
• Working knowledge of PMWeb or similar project portfolio management software, data serve, Excel, JDE, etc.
• PMP certification would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Works with all project disciplines to ensure understanding of total project cost budget allowances and targets.
• Review project documents and specifications to accurately identify, develop and track requests of change orders, baseline estimates, potential risk exposures while communicating potential impacts to the financial targets, schedule and overall project management process.
• Works closely with the accounting department to ensure correct integration of information for billings, payment applications, change orders, direct cost, labor cost, etc.
• Collaborates with project management team, executives, subcontractors, and clients as appropriate.
• Performs cost engineering, cost estimation, cost analysis, and control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for proposal estimating.

Skills

Cost engineering

Cost control

Cost estimation

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or Construction Management

Tools

PMWeb

Excel

JDE

Job description

In the Senior Project Cost Engineer role, you will be assisting in the development and management of the project financial strategy. You will be working directly with the project management team to manage the project budget, costs, change orders, pricing requests, billings and forecasts. You will be responsible for generating and maintaining reports that provide information to different groups, work with the management team to identify variances, risks and maintain quality control processes to improve project cost procedures and ensuring conformity with management's strategy.

Specific Responsibilities

• Works with all project disciplines to ensure understanding of total project cost budget allowances and targets.
• Review project documents and specifications to accurately identify, develop and track request of change orders (owner and subcontractor related), baseline estimates, potential risk exposures while communicating potential impacts to the financial targets, schedule and overall project management process.
• Works closely with the accounting department to ensure the correct integration of all information needed to ensure accuracy in billings, payment applications, change orders, direct cost, labor cost, etc.
• Works closely with the project management team, executive management personnel, subcontractors, as well as occasional contact with clients.
• Responsible for cost engineering, cost estimation, cost analysis, and control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for proposal estimating activities which require a moderate degree of technical skill and experience.
• Ensuring quality, accuracy, consistency, spend profile, performing change management, and transparency in all cost management deliverables.
• Take ownership of the cost control function and ensure integrity of the cost and forecast reporting.

Required

• To serve our Clients in the Southeast Region of the country - travel will be required
• Minimum of a Bachelor Business Administration, Engineering, or Construction Management Degree
• Minimum of 4 years in the construction industry
• Knowledge of project development stages, procurement, project controls and construction execution practices is required.
• Working knowledge of applicable computer software such as PMWeb or similar project portfolio management software, data serve, excel, JDE, etc.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Results oriented and deliver on customer commitments.
• PMP certification would be ideal.