Cost Engineer

Kforce • Austin, TX

33d • Onsite

About The Position

Kforce's notable EV Manufacturing client is looking for a Cost Engineer to join their Austin, TX team. This position will be directly responsible for reviewing labor cost from contractors, rate verification, change of role validation, invoices review. Cost Management experience is desirable. Summary: The Project Control Team's primary objective is to support the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) group in the design, planning, and execution of company infrastructure by providing management with critical decision-making information that ensures projects deliver on time and on budget. The team does this by closely collaborating with other functional teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure adequate definition of scope, cost, and schedule, establishing reasonable baselines, identifying and managing risk, and tracking, monitoring, and reporting project performance. The team can then make valuable recommendations that improve and drive project performance.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering, Construction, Construction Management, or other relevant areas (with equivalent experience)
• 5-7 years of experience in Change Management, Cost estimating, Cost control and pre-construction services: preferably in industrial, manufacturing, and/or high-tech industries
• Comprehensive understanding of construction means and methods in the civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines
• Able to read and comprehend Construction Design Drawings, Specifications, and Construction scopes of work
• Familiar with basic use of Revizto or similar model programs
• Familiar with Construction Job Titles and Descriptions for all disciplines
• Comprehensive understanding of cost estimating process and procedures for multi-billion dollar facilities
• Advanced MS Excel knowledge
• Knowledge of construction schedules
• Ability to work within a high-performance, cross-functional organization with extremely tight timelines and aggressive goals
• Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills
• Demonstrated problem solving ability in cross-functional environment
• Open-minded, collaborative, and team oriented attitude
• Strong work ethic

Responsibilities

• Evaluate resources offered by Staff agencies and cross-reference company needs
• Verify rates for each resource and ensure it complies with pre-negotiated agreement
• Review compliance for requests of role change
• Ensure proper documentation to backup any role changes, rate changes & other backup is available for audit traceability
• Review invoices submitted by Staff agencies
• Track and prepare periodic reports to communicate metrics and performance of the work that is being controlled

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees