Sr. Cost Engineer

Currie & Brown Holdings; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown Group seeks a Senior Cost Engineer for our client location in San Francisco to provide construction cost expertise. You will support project leaders with estimation, cost planning, procurement, and cost control while mentoring a team to deliver value and maintain high service standards.

Responsibilities include budgeting, change impact analysis, cashflow forecasting, and maintaining project controls tools. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction engineering, quantity surveying, or other relevant degree
• Eight years’ experience in a cost engineer or project controls role on large complex construction projects
• Background in oil and gas, energy projects, industrial process, or pharmaceutical projects is required
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
• Proficient using Primavera P6 software
• Good time management, communication and interpersonal skills
• Well-organized, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and maintenance of budgets and tracking project costs throughout the life of projects
• Supporting change management, estimating impacts of changes and contingency drawdown
• Reviewing monthly cost reporting and budget reconciliation
• Developing risk register and tracking impacts
• Handling cashflow forecasting and monitoring
• Reviewing contractor/consultant invoices
• Developing WBS and cost breakdowns
• Supporting client account management
• Communicating details effectively to internal and external stakeholders including presentations
• Establishing new and maintaining existing project controls tools

Skills

Time management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

Job description

Currie & Brown is looking for a Sr. Cost Engineer for our client location in San Francisco. The successful candidate will support project leaders by providing construction expertise of our core services, including estimation, procurement, cost planning and more. These functions should be performed while generating a high standard of service, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing, and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation, and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider. Qualified candidates should also possess a strong desire to lead, mentor and develop a successful team.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the development and maintenance of budgets and tracking project costs throughout the life of projects
• Supporting change management, estimating impacts of changes and contingency drawdown
• Reviewing monthly cost reporting and budget reconciliation
• Developing risk register and tracking impacts
• Handling cashflow forecasting and monitoring
• Reviewing contractor/consultant invoices
• Developing WBS and cost breakdowns
• Supporting client account management
• Communicating details effectively to internal and external stakeholders including presentations
• Establishing new and maintaining existing project controls tools

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction engineering, quantity surveying, or other relevant degree
• Minimum of eight years’ experience in a cost engineer or project controls role on large complex construction projects
• Background in oil and gas, energy projects, industrial process, or pharmaceutical projects is required
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
• Proficient using Primavera P6 software
• Good time management, communication and interpersonal skills
• Well-organized, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible

About Us

Currie & Brown is a worldwide leading physical assets management consultancy with over 100 years in business and 60 offices around the globe. Working as a Currie & Brown consultant means an opportunity to work with clients representing some of the world’s most recognized brands in major industries such as high-tech, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, government, education, commercial property, oil & gas, and others.

Our strength is the world-class talent and expertise of our people. We are searching for top talent that will maintain our standard of delivering exceptional service, while upholding our values of people, clients, sustainability, and excellence.

Why Currie & Brown?

All Currie & Brown team members are provided with:

• A collaborative business environment, where every voice is heard and supported
• Opportunities for personal and professional advancement. Buddy and mentorship
• programs supporting your professional growth, in all stages of your career
• Working on the world’s largest and most complex projects
• Supporting Fortune 100 companies in their build portfolios
• Opportunities for relocation, nationally and internationally
• Healthy work/life balance
• A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k matching, paid vacation and more!

Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilization of their physical assets, and is differentiated by innovation, expertise and experience.

With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.