Cost Engineer

CDI Engineering Services•Plaquemine, LA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

“Together We Make Life Better”. Our quality engineering, sustainable solutions and safety record inspire everything we do. Our diverse and inclusive workforce allows all employees to feel valued and safe to give their opinions and improve our company. Tata Consulting Engineers USA, LLC, (TCE), is a multi-disciplinary engineering organization offering a full range of integrated engineering design, project support, procurement and construction management services to the energy and chemicals industries. Position Summary Cost Engineer needed for long term in plant assignment located in Plaquemine, LA. Excellent opporunity offering competitive pay, benefits and more! 9/80 work schedule, seeking local talent. Provides technical guidance and support for the Project Controls functions of capital planning, scheduling, cost management, progress and performance analysis and reporting, as required to meet project scope and job requirements by performing the following duties and responsibilities

Requirements

Min of 5+ years Cost Engineering experience.
Industry experience required.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university and five years’ experience in engineering/construction or related field.
In lieu of degree, five – ten years’ experience in the engineering/construction or related field will be accepted.
Experience based on knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify with the approval of Director of Engineering.

Nice To Haves

Previous in plant experience preferred.
Previous SAP experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Under administrative guidance, plans and executes the Project Controls requirements for projects.
Experience with FEL (Front End Loading) process, funding document development and capital planning.
Preparation of Financial Reporting (Accruals, Asset Additions, Project Closures, Cashflow Forecast, etc...).
Ability to track/trend/manage capital portfolio list (basis of Plaquemine 5 Year Capital Plan).
Ability to establish cost tracking from SAP and monitor progress.
Preparation of various project estimates - OOM (Order of Magnitude) through Funding Grade.
Ability to issue SAP purchase requisitions.
Serves as project controls representative on medium and large projects.
Analyzes variances in cost and schedule performance against the plan and communicates the reason for the variance and proposed mitigation plans to Project Management.
Interprets contract conditions to ensure compliance.
Develops and delivers training programs in Project Controls systems and methods.
Familiar with the functionality of automated accounting and cost management systems.
Prepares Project Reporting and assists in Project Review.
Performs economic evaluations and other special studies, as required.
Maintains knowledge of safety policies and procedures and perform assigned duties in a safe manner and has responsibility for the safety of those begin supervised and ensure they comply with established safety policies and procedures and practice safe work habits.
Confirms close out requirements, prepares closeout documents/procedures
Determines historical data requirements and inputs into historical data system.