What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Engineer position at Prince Contracting, LLC?
Job Description
EEO/DFWP/ “Minorities, Females, Disabled, Vets”
- Monitors and analyzes project cost estimates, expenditures and forecasts.
- Reviews subcontracts and purchase orders to obtain budgetary information for proper project budgeting; performs cost/profit analyses on change orders and extra work estimates
- Maintains logs as needed to track deliverables
- Assists in the preparation and maintenance of various essential reports and schedules; i.e., Subcontractor Status Reports, Contract and Change Order Logs, Cost to Complete reports, etc. for the purpose of preparing accurate triannual Forecasts
- Is familiar with Company accounting systems and how to utilize each
- Supports project management team in the preparation of CTC Reports and triannual forecasts; assist with monthly billing, cash flow projections, and change order processing
- Coordinate with project management teams to resolve project issues to ensure the completion of the project work according to budget
- Assist project management team in quantity tracking; executed and quantities to be executed in all project activities for Prince, subcontractors and vendors
- Assists project management team in claim preparation for all assigned projects
- Help maintain the cost monitoring system (SPE / HeavyJob / eCMS / DRT)
- Handles confidential legal and financial information on a regular basis
- Executes additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
- Associate degree in finance, engineering or similar preferred, but not required
- At least three (3) years of experience within a heavy highway construction environment
- Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, namely Excel
- Organizational ability – able to plan, prioritize, schedule, organize, and prioritize activities
- Problem solving – identifies critical issues, seeks relevant information, generates alternatives, logically weighs options
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to work well with many different teams
- Works diligently against deadlines, sets goals and achieves them, persists through obstacles, ensures work is timely and accurate
- Extreme attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve problems by analyzing information skillfully and developing alternative solutions
EEO/DFWP/ “Minorities, Females, Disabled, Vets”