Field Cost Engineer

Tutor Perini • Los Angeles, CA

20d • Onsite

About The Position

Tutor Perini Corporation is hiring a Field Cost Engineer for its Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Division 20 Project in downtown Los Angeles, California. Reporting to the Project Manager and/or Senior Project Engineer, this role performs routine and non-routine cost and estimating assignments, applying resource monitoring and control principles and construction-project technical knowledge. The position is responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of project reports.

The Field Cost Engineer supports change-order pricing and negotiations, cost and schedule proposals, purchasing, subcontractor/vendor agreements, project budgets, and cost tracking. The role also manages assigned contract specification sections and coordinates subcontractor construction activities and schedule completion. The expected salary range is $100,000–$140,000, depending on experience. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Three to five years of heavy civil construction experience, similar construction cost/estimating experience, or an equivalent combination of training and related experience.
• Working knowledge of, and ability to select and apply, resource monitoring and control techniques such as cost accounting and budget analysis.
• Understanding of process systems, structures, and construction technology.
• Commitment to safety and quality.
• Knowledge of construction safety and current federal and OSHA requirements.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and ability to recognize discrepancies.
• Strong work ethic; highly motivated and willing to do what it takes to complete the job correctly.
• Ability to work in a team environment while handling multiple changes at the same time.
• Ability to understand construction documents and develop scopes of work.
• Good interpersonal and written and oral communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, primarily Excel and Word.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of take-off software or similar.
• Experience in fixed-price, design-build, and/or self-perform estimating.
• Experience with government projects.
• Experience with sitework, concrete, utilities, systems, or rail.
• Candidates local to Los Angeles, California are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review owner-ordered extra-work documents for accuracy and completeness, and develop questions related to assigned scope.
• Develop scope-of-work packages defining project work requirements through narratives, checklists, and quantity take-offs for change-order pricing.
• Solicit subcontractor and vendor quotations; prepare and distribute change-order document packages; respond to inquiries; and understand the applicable scopes and responsibilities.
• Evaluate subcontractor and vendor proposals for accuracy, including quantities, schedules, inclusions, and exclusions.
• Prepare subcontractor and vendor price-analysis sheets.
• Coordinate with the operations team on the design-bid-build project to support development of cost and schedule proposals.
• Finalize cost proposals for submission to the client.
• Assist with change-order negotiations and finalize agreed-upon terms, conditions, and prices.
• Assist with purchasing and defining the scopes of work for subcontractor and vendor agreements.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, including coding timesheets and invoices, collecting actual installed quantities, and monitoring progress by cost account.
• Manage assigned contract specification sections.
• Coordinate subcontractor construction activities and schedule completion.
• Review, submit, and administer submittals, RFIs, and CWPs.

What This Job Offers

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