Cost Engineer

Cost Engineer

Lubiatowo, Poland

Job Summary:

This role supports the project controls cost control team in reporting to management and various internal/external stakeholders on progress and performance for the project. The position will support the team in creating, planning, and facilitating review and approval of project cost reporting.

Major Responsibilities:

• Identifies trends and supports the change control program.
• Interfaces with designated Company management and client counterparts for cost presentations.
• Prepares and presents cost engineering information.
• Coordinates information input into studies.
• Evaluates study results and recommends conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.
• Reviews and analyses comparisons of scope, quantities, performance, and cost data.
• Creates and implements measurement systems for established processes, analyses performance metric results, and identifies improvements.
• Develops timely and competent trend cost estimates.
• Establishes format and content of summaries and reconciliations, including segregation of cost according to level of confidence and identified areas of risk.
• Coordinates pricing structure or criteria to be used by each discipline or specialty to meet the objectives of cost estimates and control.
• Assists in developing unit job hour and pricing data, including estimating parameters, factors indices, productivity, and craft distribution reference data, etc.
• Performs data analysis, identifies issues, and makes recommendations.
• Develops productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with Construction.
• Reviews labour estimates for reasonableness.
• Supports the timely and competent performance of cost control activities.
• Supports cost recording, monitoring, and reporting practices for compliance with applicable standards accuracy and consistency.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited university (or international equivalent) and 10+ years of relevant work experience, or 12+ years of relevant work experience.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check including verification of employment, education, and travel.
• Prior experience supporting large-scale construction execution in field environments required.
• Must be able to meet nuclear security screening requirements and obtain unescorted access authorisation.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screening and background verification.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, perform, review, and present cost engineering and cost estimating products with minimal supervision using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge.
• Skilled in oral and written communication. Knowledge of engineering and construction management is customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel data analysis functions.
• Experience in Project Controls with an advanced level understanding of Project Controls general technical skills and tools.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, material and craft performance methods and reporting.
• Proficiency with cost processor software (e.g., EcoSys, etc.)
• Experience with change management such as baseline change proposals and trending.
• Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
• Experience in multiple Project Controls roles and disciplines or other functions.