Cost Engineer II (Closed)

COST ENGINEER II
Assignment: Los Angeles World Airports – MSC
Salary: $99.0K to $116.4K annual base salary depending upon experience

KEY IDENTIFIERS FOR THE POSITION
• 5- to 10-years cost engineering experience with 3- to 5-years in direct support of an active construction projects
• Thorough familiarity with MS office suite software – Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Excel skills should include solid knowledge of complex formulas, Pivot tables, and lookups
• Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system is required; experience with Prolog is highly desirable.

POSITION DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The successful candidate will have proven cost engineering experience with complex, multi-phase, multi-million dollar construction and/or renovation projects. General position duties include: preparation of detailed cost reports, review and analysis of project expenditures, interfacing with project managers and subject matter experts in order to maintain accurate forecasts, and preparation of supplemental reporting materials for budget presentations.

In addition, the successful candidate will be one who demonstrates professional initiative, understanding of core cost control principles, and the capacity to work on a fast-paced and passionate team.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
During the course of the assignment, the Cost Engineer’s responsibilities may include:
• Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion dollar Capital Improvement Program at Los Angeles World Airports.
• Review all project commitments to ensure that both budgets and expenditures follow the same methodology.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required. Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Perform cost-to-complete analysis for all cost elements within a project, taking into consideration: staffing plans, contract commitments, expenditures to date, change orders and trends.
• Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices and prepare job costing reports to allocate expenditures to the appropriate WBS number(s).
• Attend project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information.
• Analyze bid award values and change orders against current budgets for contractors and subcontractors. Conduct regular reconciliations with the Contractor’s accounting staff to ensure the accuracy of all contract values.
• Update contract commitments, reconcile and analyze actual expenditures, perform budget transfers, and monitor trend status with LAWA’s Prolog Project Database.
• Prepare budget transfers, as needed, to reallocate funding and to close out the project.
• Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers.
• Prepare monthly program reports and supplements.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
• Thorough familiarity with MS office suite software – Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Excel skills should include solid knowledge of complex formulas, Pivot tables, and lookups.
• Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications
• 5- to 10-years cost engineering experience with 3- to 5-years in direct support of an active construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing and reporting the cost components of large-scale, complex projects.
• Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system is required; experience with Prolog is highly desirable.
• Experience with Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk delivery methods is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction programs, and explain nuanced cost issues to both technical- and management-level personnel.
• Proven ability to collaborate with all team members
• Motivated and result-driven individual focused on growing within PDG’s Project Controls discipline

ELEMENT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS/NOTES
• May assume other duties as required/needed
• Maybe required to work past regular work shift
• Maybe required to work various shifts as needed

RESUME SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Deadline to submit resume:
On or before Tuesday February 5, 2019 @ 12:00pm noon (late submissions cannot be accepted)
Please email cover letter, resume, and salary requirements: hr@paragon-em.com
Subject line: LAWA Cost Engineer II

Recruitment # PC1040

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