Field Cost Engineer

Job Title: Field Cost Engineer
Location: Portland, TX
Duration: 12 Months 
 
Job Summary:

• In this role, you will be responsible for cost control and analysis activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for cost activities which require a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare cost studies, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges. This position will be based at Corpus Christi Liquefaction jobsite in Portland, TX.

Major Responsibilities:
 

• Establishes, maintains and monitors project budgets, change management, cost monitoring, cost variance analysis, quantity and craft labor reporting (QURR), and other periodic cost reports.
• Prepares and presents various cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
• Exhibits skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions using cost engineering principles and identifying trends for management attention.
• Assists in developing unit job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty. Performs data analysis, identifies problems, and makes recommendations.
• Supports and engages with field engineering, construction discipline and other project professionals across various disciplines on a daily basis.
• Actively engages in field construction execution activities, reviews construction progress and performs site walkdowns, safety reviews and coordinates cost activities.

 
Education and Experience Requirements:
 

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10  years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

 
Required Knowledge and Skills:
 

• General understanding of EPC contract types and work breakdown structure on large EPC jobs
• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis, in the field.
• Advanced knowledge of the budget monitoring of construction activities at commodity level
• Experience in analyzing craft productivity and recommending performance improvement strategies
• Experience in timely identification of potential issues and proposing mitigation steps (Change Management)
• Understanding of earning methodologies for actual installed quantities (Rules of Credit)
• Experience in working with multiple disciplines, coordinating cost activities and managing direct tasks
• Advanced level of knowledge in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used by client (e.g. Ecosys and the Microsoft Office Suite).
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• This is a field position – a candidate must be willing to work in an active construction site environment

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $59.35/hr – $69.71/hr.