Bechtel

Cost Engineer

Bechtel • $80K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
  • 3-4 years of relevant work experience
  • Experience in cost engineering functions
  • Skilled in oral and written communication
  • Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word
  • Proficient in EcoSys and Power BI software
  • Familiarity with multiple discipline-specific software applications used at Bechtel

Responsibilities

  • Perform cost estimating and analysis activities
  • Conduct routine quantity takeoffs from engineering drawings
  • Prepare cost/schedule information for stakeholder meetings
  • Oversee updates to project risk register using Active Risk Manager
  • Assist in developing proposals or contracts
  • Collect and verify data on project schedules and workforce
  • Collaborate with Risk Owners to maintain project documentation

Benefits

  • Robust benefits package to support team growth
  • Programs to enhance company culture
  • Opportunities for career advancement
  • Time off for recharging and work-life balance
  • Focus on sustainable employee growth
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 298246
  • Relocation Authorized: None
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: New Albany, OH


Project Overview:

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. We are partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets. 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 perform cost estimating, analysis, control activities, schedule development, maintenance, reporting, monitoring activities and oversee the upkeep of the detailed project risk register. You will assist in preparing cost/schedule data for proposals and present at stakeholder meetings. Your work ensures projects stay on track, on budget, and ahead of the competition. #LI-SM2

Major Responsibilities:

  • Performs cost estimating, analysis, and control activities and schedule development, maintenance, reporting, and monitoring activities, as directed
  • Collects or receives, as directed, drawings and other scope definition documentation that applies to assigned discipline or commodity specialty and verifies adequacy and completeness
  • Performs, as directed, routine quantity takeoffs, within discipline or commodity specialty, from engineering and construction drawings
  • Collects and tabulates quantity data for summary comparisons and reconciliations, or verifies quantities provided by others
  • Prepares and presents cost/schedule information at meetings, as directed
  • Assists in preparing cost/schedule data for proposals or contracts
  • Gathers and verifies data on schedule, work force, and quantities to update and status discipline or specialty progress and performance reports
  • Operates, manages, and oversees use of Active Risk Manager (ARM) or equivalent risk register software tool
  • Assists the Project Risk Specialist or Project Risk Manager in the preparation of risk analysis recommendations, reports, metrics, and presentations
  • Works with Risk Owners to update and satisfy project record keeping and data archival requirements in support of PERM activities


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 3-4 years of relevant work experience


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.
  • Skilled in oral and written communication.
  • Knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes.
  • Beginner level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel.
  • Skilled in oral and written communication.
  • Intermediate Knowledge in the use of MS Excel, MS word, etc. for executing work processes.
  • Proficiency with PC operating systems, with expert proficiency in EcoSys & Power BI software applications.
  • Proficiency with multiple discipline specific software applications currently used in Bechtel (DSCS, CFAR and Microsoft Office Applications, for example).
  • Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.


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

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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