Bechtel

Cost Engineer

Bechtel$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) with 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
  • Extensive experience in change management processes and cost trend estimates.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interpret technical scope impacts.
  • Demonstrated experience in cost engineering activities including estimates and analysis.
  • Thorough knowledge of financial reporting systems and project controls.
  • Experience preparing cost studies using historical data and statistical analysis.
  • Ability to guide and mentor junior Cost Engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and monitor project budgets and cost variance analysis.
  • Verify consistency in project cost reports.
  • Prepare accurate project cash flow and revenue earnings.
  • Ensure proper cost coding for budgets and actuals.
  • Perform budget allocations and identify trends for change control.
  • Prepare cost studies using statistical analysis and historical data.

Benefits

  • Robust benefits to support employee well-being and career advancement.
  • Programs to enhance company culture and diversity.
  • Time off to recharge and maintain work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 295752
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Chandler, AZ


Project Overview:

Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business that serves the increasing demand of EPC services for customers in the semiconductor (manufacturing facilities and supply chain); data center, electric vehicle (batteries, charging infrastructure, and production); and life sciences markets.

M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T will solve the industries toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future.

Headquartered in the U.S. with employees in various states, M&T also has colleagues in the United Kingdom, India, and other locations while we actively pursue exciting opportunities in other parts of the world. We are looking for talented people to join our team that are passionate about making a difference and contributing to historical projects that will have a lasting impact on society.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for the cost engineering and cost analysis/control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements which require a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare cost reconciliations, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges. #LI-SM2

Major Responsibilities:

  • Establishes, maintains and monitors project budgets, change management, cost monitoring, cost variance analysis, quantity and craft labor reporting (QURR), and other periodic cost reports.
  • Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency.
  • Prepares and ensures accuracy of the project cashflow and revenue earnings.Assists with PwC semiyearly project audit.
  • Ensures accuracy in the cost coding of budgets and actuals.
  • Performs budgets allocation in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures.Identifies trends and supports the change control program.Prepares cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Extensive experience in implementing change management process and tools, performing cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs, and their interface with schedule and cost systems.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral/written) with ability to understand and interpret technical and non-technical scope impacts for trend and baseline change documentation.
  • Demonstrated experience in executing, monitoring, and evaluating cost engineering activities, including cost estimates, cost control, and cost analysis.
  • Thorough knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, as well as a solid understanding of relevant Controller instructions that affect Project Controls.
  • Must be able to independently provide guidance, training and coaching to junior Cost Engineers with multiple backgrounds and experience.
  • Experience with preparation of cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
  • Develops innovative new techniques to meet specific needs, as required.
  • Demonstrated flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.


Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

About Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation is an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company founded in San Francisco, California, and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is the largest construction company in the United States and the 11th-largest privately owned American company in 2018. Its headquarters are in the Reston area of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia. Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management company, and they are currently working on projects in over 40 countries. The company is organized into five global business units that specialize in civil infrastructure; power generation, communications, and transmission; mining and metals; oil, gas, and chemicals; and government services.
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