Cost Engineer I

Company: KDG Construction Consulting
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

KDG Construction Consulting is seeking a Cost Engineer I with proven cost engineering experience with complex, multi-phase, multi-million-dollar construction and/or renovation projects. The ideal candidate will prepare detailed computer-generated cost reports, charts, and diagrams; provide analysis and review of cost/budget expenditure and maintain cost control reports; promptly report anticipated cost overages or other unsatisfactory cost elements; maintain liaison with Data Processing in developing support for network calculations, printouts and cost reports, and other cost related services.Responsibilities and Duties:

• Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program.
• Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices, ensuring expenditures are accurately incurred against appropriate Schedule of Values accounts.
• Prepare job costing reports to allocate these expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers. Ensure that both commitments and expenditures follow the same allocation methodology.
• Perform cost-to-complete analysis for all cost elements within a project taking into consideration staffing plans, contract commitments, and expenditures to date, change orders and trends.
• Attend project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information and trend log regarding potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required. Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Review task orders for contractors, sub-consultants, and City of Los Angeles Interdepartmental Orders to ensure necessary budget and/or contract capacity exists.
• Analyze bid award values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
• Analyze change order values against current contingency budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
• Analyze task order values against current allowance budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
• Prolog - Update contract commitments, reconcile and analyze actual expenditures, perform budget transfers, monitor trend status and maintain continuity of WBS structure.
• Perform project closeout resourcefully to ensure Prolog Data is complete for reporting needs.
• Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers.Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or other related technical field required.
  • Certifications may include PMP, PE, and/or any other relevant Professional Licensure or Certification. Preferred cost engineer certification i.e. CCE, CCP.
  • 3 years or more of cost engineering experience directly related to construction projects, preferably aviation projects.
  • Demonstrated experience managing and reporting the cost components of large-scale, complex projects, including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for a complicated design effort. Experience with Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk delivery methods is desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction programs and the ability to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel.Anticipated Salary Range: $79,000.00- 110,000.00 per year.About KDG: KDG Construction Consulting is a leading provider of program, project, and construction management services. The firm serves clients in a broad range of markets throughout Southern California, including aviation, transportation, and infrastructure. KDG provides a full spectrum of management and technical services spanning the entire lifecycle of a construction project.Employment with KDG: KDG is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, coidentity, national sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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