Cost EngineerThe Cost Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) in unconventional oil and gas completions cost details. He/she will be responsible for establishing and implementing annual budget / quarterly outlook / ad hoc scenario guidance, provide support and consultation to execution team, and perform cost and budgetary analysis, among other functions. This person must be a self-starter and should have excellent communication and organizational skills, team-building know-how and project execution experience utilizing project controls and budgetary systems.Job Duties:Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and capital forecastDevelop financial models and analyze them to support strategic initiativesProvide leadership and strategic thinking to projects including planning, cost estimating, contracting and trackingSupport Execution Planning & Performance and Well Delivery and Well Servicing teams and with data-driven analysisManage capital cost forecasting and AFE creation software (PLEX), owning standard configurations and item ratesPrepare regular reports on an annual/quarterly/monthly/weekly basis or as neededPresent Capital Projects monthly / quarterly financial reportsAnalyze the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), relating to budget / outlook vs actualsMonitor KPIs and identify the cause of any unexpected variancesDive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter expert to provide additional insightIdentify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutionsCollaborate with finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate cost allocation, tracking of capital expenditures, and compliance with financial reporting requirements.Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organizationPerforms other/additional duties as assigned by SupervisorQualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field requiredMinimum three (3) years’ experience in a technical engineering role supporting stim and post-stim operationsExperience in unconventional oil and gas field execution (drilling, completions, operations, or facilities) required.Excellent communication, leadership, organization, planning, and supervision skillsSolid understanding of project management principles, cost control techniques, and financial analysisKnowledge of PLEX or other industry-standard cost engineering software, such as Oracle Primavera Unifier, P6 or similar cost management tools.
Familiarity with financial systems and tools (e.g., ERP systems, financial modeling software, WellView / Siteview) and ability to integrate financial data with engineering and operational data.Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levelsSuperior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big pictureAbility to comfortably work on several projects at onceAbility to motivate and leverage resources to provide appropriate support for multiple projectsAbility to work and lead different groups to work together as a teamStrong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skillsProficiency in data visualization tools such as Spotfire, Power BI, or similar platforms, with the ability to create visually compelling and interactive dashboards preferred.