Cost Professional (394)

Environmental and Safety Solutions • Chandler, AZ

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About The Position

The Cost Professional is responsible for cost engineering and cost analysis and control for projects with significant non-routine requirements that require a high degree of technical skill. The role prepares cost reconciliations, reviews cost trends, and develops and implements project cost-control requirements. It provides detailed analysis and innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent and 8–10 years of relevant experience, or 12–14 years of relevant work experience.
• Extensive experience implementing change management processes and tools, performing cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs, and interfacing with schedule and cost systems.
• Strong oral and written interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to understand and interpret technical and non-technical scope impacts for trend and baseline change documentation.
• Demonstrated experience executing, monitoring, and evaluating cost engineering activities, including cost estimates, cost control, and cost analysis.
• Thorough knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, and a solid understanding of relevant Controller instructions that affect Project Controls.
• Ability to independently provide guidance, training, and coaching to junior Cost Engineers from multiple backgrounds and experience levels.
• Experience preparing cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
• Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and monitor project budgets, change management, cost monitoring, cost variance analysis, quantity and craft labor reporting (QURR), and other periodic cost reports.
• Verify consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency.
• Prepare and ensure the accuracy of project cashflow and revenue earnings.
• Assist with the semi-yearly PwC project audit.
• Ensure accuracy in the cost coding of budgets and actuals.
• Perform budget allocations in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures.
• Identify trends and support the change control program.
• Prepare cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
• Provide guidance, training, and coaching to junior Cost Engineers.
• Develop innovative new techniques to meet specific needs, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior