Cost Engineer

Title: Cost Engineer

About the job

Enterris Associates is a trusted full-service consulting firm specializing in program and project management risk analysis and mitigation claims support compliance and dispute resolution. We partner with the public sector and utility clients to drive the successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects. Our advisory services include testing and inspection contract administration and oversight compliance monitoring and comprehensive construction and project management - all tailored to help our clients navigate challenges and achieve their goals with confidence.

Essential Job Duties

Description

The Cost Engineer plays a crucial role in the financial management of engineering projects. They are responsible for estimating project costs analyzing cost data and ensuring that projects are completed within budget constraints. This role requires a detailed understanding of engineering principles project management and financial analysis.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program.
• Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices ensuring expenditures are accurately incurred against appropriate Schedule of Values accounts
• Prepares job costing reports to allocate these expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers.
• Ensure that both commitments and expenditures follow the same allocation methodology.
• Perform cost-to-complete analysis for all cost elements within a project taking into consideration staffing plans contract commitments and expenditures to date change orders and trends.
• Attend project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information and trend log regarding potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required.
• Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Review task orders for contractors sub-consultants and Municipalities to ensure the necessary budget and/or contract capacity exists.
• Analyze bid award values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
• Analyze change order values against current contingency budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
• Analyze task order values against current allowance budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
• Update contract commitments reconcile and analyze actual expenditures perform budget transfers monitor trend status and maintain continuity of WBS structure
• Perform Project closeout resourcefully to ensure Data is complete for clients reporting needs
• Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers

Qualifications

Required Qualification:- Years of Experience/Education/Certificates/Training:

• Bachelors degree in engineering construction management finance or a related field.
• A minimum of Seven (7) Ten (10) years of experience in cost estimation project management or financial analysis is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Cost Professional (CCP) or similar is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in cost estimation software and project management tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Understanding of engineering and construction processes.
• Knowledge of financial principles and budgeting practices.

Wage Requirement

• Starting Salary range for this job is $130000.00 - $198585.26. The starting salary will be commensurate with skill education experience and working environment

Benefits

• Enterris Associates offers an industry leading benefit package including health dental vision and life insurance 401(k) with employer match paid time off.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional environment and uses standard equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

• Be able to sit and/or stand for up to 8 hours per day.
• Demonstrate the ability to move freely for up to 8 hours per day.

Solicitation

• Please no solicitation of any kind from staffing agencies or recruiting firms.

EEO Statement

• All skilled applicants will be considered regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.