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Cost Engineer

Smart SynergiesChandler, AZ🇺🇸United StatesPosted 31 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Cost Engineer role at Smart Synergies offers a fantastic opportunity to drive impactful cost analysis and innovative solutions on challenging projects, perfect for a mid-senior professional seeking significant career growth. You'll leverage your extensive experience to refine project budgets, analyze trends, and contribute to a reputable company, all while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work environment. Apply today to elevate your engineering career!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Chandler, AZ, United States
Posted
3 weeks ago

Job Description

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for the cost engineering and cost analysis/control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements which require a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare cost reconciliations, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.

 

Major Responsibilities:

  • Establishes, maintains and monitors project budgets, change management, cost monitoring, cost variance analysis, quantity and craft labor reporting (QURR), and other periodic cost reports.
  • Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency.
  • Prepares and ensures accuracy of the project cashflow and revenue earnings.Assists with PwC semiyearly project audit.
  • Ensures accuracy in the cost coding of budgets and actuals.
  • Performs budgets allocation in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures. Identifies trends and supports the change control program.Prepares cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
  • Education and Experience Requirements:
  • Requires bachelor''s degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Extensive experience in implementing change management process and tools, performing cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs, and their interface with schedule and cost systems.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral/written) with ability to understand and interpret technical and non-technical scope impacts for trend and baseline change documentation.
  • Demonstrated experience in executing, monitoring, and evaluating cost engineering activities, including cost estimates, cost control, and cost analysis.
  • Thorough knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, as well as a solid understanding of relevant Controller instructions that affect Project Controls.
  • Must be able to independently provide guidance, training and coaching to junior Cost Engineers with multiple backgrounds and experience.
  • Experience with preparation of cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
  • Develops innovative new techniques to meet specific needs, as required.
  • Demonstrated flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.

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