Sr. Cost Engineer
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![]() United States, California, Los Angeles | |
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Sr. Cost Engineer
Location: Los Angeles, CA Pay: $40-$50/hr. DOE Contract (Multi-year) Description of Duties Manages project/s cost, involving such activities as estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, investment appraisal and risk analysis. Develops and monitors budge/cost plans, seeking the optimum balance between cost, quality and time requirements. Interfaces closely with related disciplines involved in cost, budget, schedule, management and planning. Duties extend beyond preparing cost estimates and schedules by helping project manager determine resources and support assessment and decision-making. Position Description Summary The successful candidate will have proven cost engineering experience with complex, multi-phase, multi-million-dollar construction and/or renovation projects. The general job duties include: Prepares detailed computer generated cost reports, charts and diagrams; Provides analysis and review of cost/budget expenditure and maintains cost control reports; Promptly reports anticipated cost overages or other unsatisfactory cost elements; Maintains liaison with Data Processing in developing support for network calculations, printouts and cost reports, and other cost related services. Key Identifiers for the Position * Demonstrated experience managing and reporting the cost components of large scale, complex projects; including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for a complicated design effort. Experience with Progressive GMPs, Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk delivery methods is desirable. * Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction programs and the ability to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel. * Ability to work with others, a self-starter with results-driven focus. Essential Job Duties The Cost Engineer duties include, but are not limited to, the following: * Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program at Los Angeles World Airports. * 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 Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field - 10 Years of more of cost engineering experience directly related to construction projects, preferably aviation projects. - Experience managing a team of cost engineers. - Certification may include PMP, PE, and/or any other relevant Professional Licensure or Certification. - Required cost engineer certification, i.e. CCE, CCP. #LI-RC1 |