Cost Engineer - Construction jobs in Massachusetts

Cost Engineer - Construction develops and implements cost control procedures, documents, and tools to support and enhance project budget management. Collects and coordinates procurement and other cost information used to develop cost forecasting, cost control strategies, and project risk analysis. Being a Cost Engineer - Construction performs data analysis to identify project trends and budget deviations and highlight cost underruns and overruns. Has extensive technical knowledge of processes and materials specific to the type of project. Additionally, Cost Engineer - Construction experienced with the cost-estimating methods best suited to the nature of the project. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Cost Engineer - Construction work is closely managed. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. To be a Cost Engineer - Construction typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Cost Analyst
  • Turner Construction Company
  • Boston, MA FULL_TIME
  • Division: Boston Main
    Project Location(s): Boston, MA 02108 USA
    Minimum Years Experience:
    Travel Involved:
    Job Type: Regular
    Job Classification: Experienced
    Education:
    Job Family:Construction
    Compensation:Salaried Exempt

    Position Description: Acts as subject matter expert on Client, Consultant and Trade contractual terms and conditions.

    Essential Duties & Responsibilities*:

    • Set up, negotiate, enforce and educate the various contracts on a project or in a given Business Unit or Region.
    • Support Business development with contract review and negotiations as required.
    • Support the Purchasing, Estimating and Operations Departments with special contract needs (ie. design consultants) or where there are exceptions to the standard agreements.
    • Ensure the project(s) is following the contract and that we have proper documentation in place.
    • Advise the Project Manager (PM), Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Project Executive (PX) of staff requirements to ensure contract compliance.
    • All letters to be responded to within 24 hours, 48 hours maximum, or as required by the contract or specific strategy.
    • Ensure documentation from other aspects of project (e.g. transmittals, Requests for Information (RFI), emails, etc.) are consistent with the contract. Train, advise and track consistency of this correspondence's compliance with contract requirements.
    • Read and determine staff action required on all incoming letters. Establish a workflow for the key processes that will ensure compliance with the contract. The key is to be efficient with the response reducing the duplicity of handling correspondence (e.g. multiple people reading the same letter without a strategy or responsible person).
    • Strategize position and response on all contract issues in conjunction with project leadership.
    • Consult with in-house or appropriate legal counsel at project startup and periodically throughout the project duration.
    • Assist in resolution of code interpretation discrepancies as required.
    • Write and/or review all letters with factual assistance from others as needed.
    • Develop appropriate tools to ensure all issues are tracked, addressed and serve their intended purpose or potential purposes in the future.
    • Communicate to staff (staff meetings) the general direction issues are heading and the Company's position.
    • Attend Senior Staff Meetings and update on progress and issues as necessary.
    • Assess and recommend process changes to reduce waste and inefficiency.
    • Educate, mentor and train others to advance the skills of the project team, Business Unit and/or Region.

    Qualifications: At least four years of formal engineering or architectural training, at least ten years of building construction experience and/or a legal position focused on construction law required. Adequate knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques, as well as an extensive understanding of construction contract law. Also important is a strong knowledge of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerances. Candidate must demonstrate management know-how, leadership, and interpersonal skills. In addition, candidate must have an ability to communicate well in English both verbally and in writing.

    Physical Demands: Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

    *May perform other duties as necessary or assigned.

    Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

    Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.


    Turner is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
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Engineer
  • Turner Construction
  • Boston, MA FULL_TIME
  • Division: Boston Main Project Location(s): Boston, MA 02108 USA Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: RegularJob Classification: ExperiencedEducation:Job Family:ConstructionCompensation...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Project Cost Engineer
  • Scenario Cockram
  • Boston, MA OTHER
  • Job DescriptionCockram Construction is an international management-owned, construction services business with a history of over 150 years. We are, at heart, a construction company with an aim to provi...
  • 20 Days Ago

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(Senior) Cost Planning Engineer
  • Toyota Motor Europe
  • Brussel (Zaventem), MA CONTRACTOR
  • Company Information TOYOTA is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global corporation. Founded in 1937. Toyota now sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 350.000...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Cost and Value Engineer
  • Berkshire Grey
  • Bedford, MA FULL_TIME
  • Cost and Value Engineer Innovation and creativity in engineering design are at the heart of what you will be doing as a Cost and Value Engineer at Berkshire Grey. In this pivotal role, you will work w...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Cost Planning Senior Engineer
  • Toyota Motor Europe
  • Brussel (Zaventem), MA CONTRACTOR
  • Company Information TOYOTA is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global corporation. Founded in 1937. Toyota now sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 350.000...
  • 2 Months Ago

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Mechanical Construction Engineer 74252
  • Samsung Austin Semiconductor
  • Taylor, TX
  • Samsung Austin Semiconductor is one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the world and an inte...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Construction Engineer
  • JLM Strategic Talent Partners
  • Lakewood, CA
  • WHO IS JLM STRATEGIC TALENT PARTNERS & WHAT IS OUR ROLE We partner with National & International prime contractors to pr...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Construction Engineer
  • GRIFOLS, S.A.
  • Clayton, NC
  • Grifols is a global healthcare company whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of people. Our three divisi...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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DevOps Engineer/ Build Engineer
  • IBM
  • Mulhuddart, Dublin
  • Introduction A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customers' challenges into solu...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Construction Engineer
  • Sterling Boiler & Mechanical
  • Lancaster, OH
  • Job Description Come join the Traylor family! Sterling Industrial LLC., is currently looking for a Construction Engineer...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Construction Engineer
  • G-TECH
  • Plymouth, MI
  • Position Description The Construction Engineer is responsible for performing and managing the technical and financial as...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Civil Construction Engineer
  • Leidos
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Description The Leidos Civil group is seeking Mid-level Civil Engineer – to join the National Airspace System Integratio...
  • 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Civil Construction Engineer
  • Leidos
  • Chicago, IL
  • Description The Leidos Civil group is seeking Mid-level Civil Engineer – to join the National Airspace System Integratio...
  • 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM

Massachusetts is the 7th-smallest state in the United States. It is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States and has an area of 10,555 square miles (27,340 km2), 25.7% of which is water. Several large bays distinctly shape its coast. Boston is the largest city, at the inmost point of Massachusetts Bay, and the mouth of the Charles River. Despite its small size, Massachusetts features numerous topographically distinctive regions. The large coastal plain of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern section of the state contains Greater Boston, along with most of the state's po...
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