Hill International

Cost Engineer

Hill International$100K — $200K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
  • 5+ years of cost engineering experience in construction, especially rail/transit projects.
  • Experience managing cost reporting for large, complex projects.
  • Proficiency in a large-scale cost reporting system.
  • Ability to communicate technical details and project progress to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and analyze project budgets and sub-contractor invoices.
  • Prepare job costing reports linked to WBS numbers.
  • Conduct cost-to-complete analysis considering staffing plans and contract commitments.
  • Attend meetings to provide timely financial updates to project management.
  • Create progress reports and briefing materials as needed.
  • Develop innovative reporting tools for complex project assessments.
  • Review contractor task orders to confirm budget capacity.
  • Analyze bid values and change orders, updating budget forecasts accordingly.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
  • Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Saving Accounts.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays.
  • 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan and Tuition Reimbursement.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Hill International is seeking a Cost Engineer in Seattle, Washington

Responsibilities

  • Monitor project budgets and review and analyze sub-contractor invoices.
  • Prepare job costing reports to allocate these expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers.
  • 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 and sub-consultants to ensure necessary budget and/or contract capacity exists.
  • Analyze bid award values and change orders against current 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.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management or related field.
  • 5 years or more cost engineering experience directly related to construction projects, preferably rail/transit projects.
  • Demonstrated experience managing and reporting the cost components of large-scale, complex projects.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction program and the ability to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel.

The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $200,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

About Hill International

Hill International is a construction consulting firm that provides program and project management, construction management, cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management and claims avoidance to clients involved in major construction projects worldwide. The company serves a variety of industries, including transportation, power, buildings, industrial, environmental and government. Hill International has managed construction projects on all seven continents, including the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world.
Learn more about Hill International
Size
2,578 employees
Market Cap
$192.9 million
Industry
Net Income
$5.7 million
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
-6.1%
Revenue
$360.2 million
NASDAQ

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