Bechtel

Cost Engineer

Bechtel$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or international equivalent plus 5-8 years relevant experience, or 9-12 years relevant work experience
  • Strong knowledge of Bechtel's financial reporting systems and cost management systems
  • Demonstrated skill in data-driven problem identification and analysis
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Flexibility to adapt to urgent project demands and changing priorities
  • Preferred experience in Data Centers and/or Semiconductor industries.

Responsibilities

  • Supports implementation of cost monitoring and control standards and practices
  • Assists in developing and assigning project-specific cost accounts
  • Prepares and coordinates monthly invoice support and reconciles project billing
  • Coordinates development and accuracy of various cost-related systems
  • Verifies report consistency for compatibility
  • Performs performance monitoring and control functions for project applications
  • Prepares specific budgets and assists with their allocation.

Benefits

  • Robust benefits to support career advancement and employee well-being
  • Programs to enhance company culture
  • Time off to recharge and refresh
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 299162
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Houston, TX


Project Overview:

Bechtel's Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility located at Generation Park in Houston, TX. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting 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 monthly cost deliverables and collaborate with other disciplines to ensure alignment and timeliness of cost-related inputs. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges. #LI-SM2

Major Responsibilities:

  • Supports the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports.
  • Assists in developing and assigning specific project cost accounts and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions.
  • Prepares and coordinates the support for monthly invoices, reconciles the monthly project billings and their coding.
  • Coordinates the development and accuracy of PSERV, CoCo, QURR etc.
  • Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency.
  • Performs performance monitoring and control functions for specific applications, including the consistent use of applicable procedures.
  • Prepares specific budgets and assist with their allocation in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures.


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and solving problems driven by data.
  • Strong knowledge of Bechtel's financial reporting systems (CFAR), controller account codes, cost management system (EcoSys), and the digital supply chain system (DSCS).
  • Must have excellent communications and presentation skills to combine sound analytical cost engineering principles with the ability to summarize, reach appropriate conclusions, and implement cost containment plans.
  • Demonstrated flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
  • Preferred experience in Data Centers and/or Semiconductors industries


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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