Cost Engineer

Project Time & Cost, Inc., an Atlanta (Vinings) based cost and forensic engineering firm is seeking Cost Engineers for our corporate office. 

 

The Cost Engineer position will manage or develop, monitor and analyze project cost estimates, expenditures, forecasts and schedules. This position requires technical knowledge of the construction work involved and the ability to use cost estimating methods and a general knowledge of CPM scheduling techniques and associated software. This position requires a bachelor?s degree and two (2) or more year?s experience in the cost engineering field or in a related area including construction field engineering, contracting, claims and other industries relating to cost. This position requires the candidate to be familiar with a variety of engineering and construction concepts, practices and procedures such as civil, mechanical, or electrical, etc. and a familiarity with one or more additional disciplines. The candidate should have the ability to learn detailed scheduling techniques and to learn scheduling software. This position requires the ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and implement, or delegate, tasks to accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity is expected of this position in order to perform a variety of complicated tasks. The cost engineer typically reports to a discipline supervisor or cost engineering manager.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

Develop the Work Breakdown Structure to be used for a project.

Develop a wide range of estimates from conceptual to definitive, including change control, in both commercial and government environments.

Develop the estimate / work plan and assign responsibilities for specific tasks.

Implement a Quality Control procedure to assure estimate accuracy.

Develop the final estimate report and transmittal.

Develop and implement project cost control measures.

Implement estimate preparation cost control measures.

 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 

Hold an appropriate 4-year college degree and have 2+ years cost engineering experience,  preferably with one or more year?s hands-on field experience.

Attain the AACE?s CCE or CCC certification.

Demonstrate intermediate computer skills in an MS Windows environment using word processing and spreadsheet applications.

Demonstrate comprehensive proficiency using cost engineering tools and methods, including cost estimating software.

The ability to work autonomously or on a team.

 

Please submit resume along with salary requirements to: jobs@ptcinc.com

 

PT&C offers competitive benefits to include: medical/dental, 401k, profit sharing, bonus program, STD, LTD, PTO and much more!

 

Project Time & Cost, Inc., an Atlanta (Vinings) based national cost and forensic engineering consulting firm is recognized as one of the leading cost management firms in the nation. Founded in 1982, PT&C provides cost engineering consulting services for commercial, industrial, civil works and environmental clean up projects to Architectural and Engineering firms, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense. Our highly trained, client-oriented service professionals hold numerous professional certifications and bear directly on the quality and value of PT&C?s professional consulting services. Our Forensic division, provides investigations to determine the cause and origin of structural or mechanical failures, fire & explosions, vehicle accident reconstruction, mold and environmental assessments and catastrophe assessment and more much! Our primary clients are insurance companies, law firms, government agencies and more. PT&C is an equal opportunity employer and is a drug-and alcohol-free environment.