Cost Engineer - Denver, CO

Turner Industries•Commerce City, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, with over 20,000 employees across the United States. They provide responsive, innovative solutions to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and prevent shutdowns in industries like petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper. Turner is recognized as a top industrial contractor, holding the No. 1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list, with a strong focus on employee safety, security, and satisfaction. The company is hiring a Cost Engineer in Denver, CO, to perform non-routine cost/estimating assignments. This role requires the selection and application of resource monitoring and control principles, techniques, and technical knowledge specific to construction projects. It is a non-exempt position.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Industry experience
Two (2) years similar construction cost/estimating experience or equivalent combinations of training and related experience
Advanced computer skills
Working knowledge and ability to select/apply resource monitoring and control techniques i.e., cost accounting, budget analysis, etc.
Understanding of the nature of process systems, structures and construction technology required
Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others at the workplace

Responsibilities

Perform tasks required to develop and maintain budgets for a portion of a project.
Includes coding timesheets, invoices, etc.
Support supervision (or construction management through preparation and maintenance of budgets and forecasts.
Includes identifying potential cost overruns, reforecasting over expended accounts, etc.
Supervise updating of construction forecast to reflect most accurate/current cost and estimate information.
Interface with other construction departments to provide cost/budget data for items such as subcontract change requests, bid comparisons, new work item estimates, and expenditure control.
May provide supervision and/or on-the-job training to clerical and entry level professional personnel assigned to area of responsibility.
Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction