Cost Engineer (Mechanical)
Taylor, Texas, United States
About the Job Cost Engineer (Mechanical)
Role & Responsibility
- Negotiate commercial terms on construction and services agreements.
- Substantiate and negotiate change orders with sub-contractors.
- Knowledge of AIA, MSA, and Work Order agreements.
- Create presentations and reports detailing change order conditions for Owner review and approval.
- Provide valuable insight regarding project cost, and potential risks.
- Analyze and solve the issues related to cost with subcontractors, and report to cost manager.
- Thorough review and cross reference of documents as they relate to Change Orders including drawings specifications, agreements, equipment drawings etc.
- Quantity calculation with spreadsheet and database software.
- Survey of market price for construction materials and labors.
- Experience with software including Bluebeam, Naviswork (BIM), CAD, Revit and Trimble to provide cost analysis.
- Review design change in terms of cost impact (Quotation review for subcontracts change order with estimator).
- Manage construction budget trend log in terms of change order.
- Experience with substantiating value engineering concepts.
- Compile and record all related documents.
- Review documents related cost and contract (ex. Payment, notices, letters etc).
- Prevent and review unreasonable and excessive cost and item out of contract.
Qualification
- Completion of a four-year college degree, civil or Mechanical engineering degree program preferred.
- Five-year experience in the construction/Mechanical profession preferred.
- Working knowledge of spreadsheet and database software.
- Knowledge of applicable project management and document tracking preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
Key Notes/Requirements
- Bilingual (English, Korean) Preferred but it is not critical factor.