Cost Engineer / Analyst

Job Title : Cost Engineer / Cost Analyst

Duration : 24-36 months possible extension

Interview Process : Teams interview, two max. Video and Audio on.. Possible In Person

Onsite or Remote : Candidates must work on-site in Hastings, Nebraska. Candidates may relocate or travel.

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage the overall cost, ensuring expenditures align with budgets. Utilize EVM principles to monitor and control project financials. Evaluate and leverage project management systems to optimize data handling and reporting processes. Ensure data integrity and accuracy across systems. Focus on timely and accurate reporting, which is more urgent than forecasting in this role. Utilize tools such as PowerBI, Microsoft Access, Excel, and structured databases to manage and report on project data. Familiarity with table structures from PMIS is essential. Serve as a key communicator within the team, effectively translating complex data into actionable insights for stakeholders. Work closely with the project management team.

• Assemble, analyze and present project costs and forecasts
• Create estimation reports
• Resource allocation analysis
• Anticipate potential risks and develop preventative solutions
• Analyze costs and overall budget, ensuring the project is on track
• Review and assess project timelines
• Provide all cost engineering expertise and coordinate activities as group / unit leader as required.
• Preparation, review, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of commitments, expenditures and spending
• Review and analyze claims and change orders
• Demonstrate experience in the use of cost and estimating tools and the application of market conditions and risk management to estimates

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