Cost Engineer - Construction jobs in Tennessee

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 Engineer - Nashville
  • Turner Construction
  • Nashville, TN FULL_TIME
  • Division: Nashville Main
    Project Location(s): Nashville, TN 37211 USA
    Minimum Years Experience:
    Travel Involved:
    Job Type: Regular
    Job Classification: Experienced
    Education:
    Job Family:Finance
    Compensation:Salaried Exempt

    Position Description: Prepare financial analyses, reports, and audit forecasts to confirm costs and effectively validate forecast financial outcome of assigned projects.

    Reports to:When assigned to and located at a specific project, responsible to the Project Engineer or Project Manager, reports to the Senior Cost Analyst.

    Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Assess project financial risks and report project plan to mitigate risks.
    • Accumulate, audit, and correlate information from all sources to produce required cost reports such as Budget Analysis Reports (BARs), special studies, and Cost-audited BARs (CABs); prepare interpretive analysis as required.
      • Know project contract with Owner and Turner’s contractual rights.
      • Work with project accounting to ensure costs are posted correctly to ledger.
      • Audit budget report for accuracy and ensure it reflects all costs posted to ledger.
      • Provide budget audit findings and ensure project makes all corrections.
      • Analyze current budget reports, holds, and unboughts.
    • Audit project forecast of General Conditions, General Requirements, staff and labor projections to accurately forecast costs.
    • Audit project re-forecasted projections and studies as project conditions change.
    • Participate in Operations Review Meetings (ORMs) with senior business unit management.
    • Maintain complete knowledge of all general contract documents and relationship of job estimate to contract documents.
    • Train and develop new Costs Analysts and project staff.
    • Visit jobsites, evaluate project progress and conditions, and review findings with project management.
    • Review current field conditions in trades and evaluate costs, Superintendent’s Instruction to Subcontractors (SISs), exposures, claims and recoveries.
    • Act as bridge between Accounting and field staff.
    • Monitor and understand project cash position.
    • Participate in Payment Application creation and understand connection with Budget Report.
    • Understand and audit SAP forecasting workbenches.
    • Ensure proper contract review, Contract Authorization (CA), and Peckar & Abramson checklist to understand business deal, assumed contractual risks, and potential earnings impact.
    • Establish Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Element for allocation of costs, work with Engineering and Finance.
    • Prepare final Cost Audited Budget Analysis Report (CAB), reconcile to final contract value and cost.
    • Validate final revenue before final bill submission.
    • Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

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    Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management or related field, and 3 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
    • High degree of organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
    • Financial system applications proficiency and advanced MS Excel
    • Self-starter, adaptable, and flexible to operate with minimal direction and/or supervision working in complex and changing environment
    • Exercise independent judgment and discretion, ability to identify problems and make recommendations for resolution
    • Demonstrate leadership, strong dedication to teamwork and integrity
    • Professional written and verbal communication skills

    Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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 heavy weight.

    Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 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.

    Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer  
    Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.  
    VEVRAA Federal Contractor

    Turner is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
    VEVRAA Federal Contractor

  • 21 Days Ago

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Cost Engineer - Nashville
  • Turner Construction
  • Nashville, TN FULL_TIME
  • Division: Nashville Main Project Location(s): Nashville, TN 37211 USA Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: RegularJob Classification: ExperiencedEducation:Job Family:FinanceCompensatio...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Cost Engineer/Estimator - DOE (Notional)
  • Project Time & Cost, LLC
  • Ridge, TN FULL_TIME
  • Our vision aims to empower our clients by actively leveraging our broad range of services. With our global presence, we have career opportunities all across the world which can lead to a unique, excit...
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Cost Analyst – Construction
  • Turner & Townsend
  • Memphis, TN FULL_TIME
  • Company Description From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spe...
  • 11 Days Ago

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Senior Project Engineer - Commercial Construction
  • JE Dunn Construction
  • Nashville, TN FULL_TIME
  • Best People Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn's success. By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and lett...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Cost Engineer/Estimator - DOE (Notional)
  • Acuity - PT&C, LLC
  • Ridge, TN FULL_TIME
  • Our vision aims to empower our clients by actively leveraging our broad range of services. With our global presence, we have career opportunities all across the world which can lead to a unique, excit...
  • 10 Days Ago

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Engineer/Sr. Engineer - Construction Engineering
  • MAC
  • Houston, TX
  • Engineer/Senior Engineer - Construction Engineering Responsibilities: Seeking a well prepared Senior Engineer to join ou...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Construction Engineer
  • Crawford Murphy Tilly Inc
  • Springfield, IL
  • Vacancy NameConstruction Engineer Vacancy NoVN411 Employment TypeFull-Time Office LocationSpringfield, IL Job Details Co...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Construction Engineer
  • AIM World Services, Incorporated.
  • Greenville, SC
  • Company Overview: Our client specializes in providing innovative solutions for major transportation programs, addressing...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Construction Engineer
  • G-TECH Services
  • Plymouth, MI
  • Job Description Job Description The Construction Engineer II is responsible for performing and managing the technical an...
  • 3/29/2024 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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Construction Engineer
  • AECOM
  • New York, NY
  • **Company Description** **Work with Us. Change the World.** At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving...
  • 3/27/2024 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

Tennessee borders eight other states: Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina to the east; Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi on the south; Arkansas and Missouri on the Mississippi River to the west. Tennessee is tied with Missouri as the state bordering the most other states. The state is trisected by the Tennessee River. The highest point in the state is Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025 m). Clingmans Dome, which lies on Tennessee's eastern border, is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail, and is the third highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River. The ...
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