Cost Engineer - Construction jobs in Syracuse, NY

WORLD WIDE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS is a project solutions organization committed to implementing lean constructions, collaborative contracting, and execution approaches to enable breakthroughs in performance.

WWPS is seeking a Construction Cost Engineer to join our growing team in Syracuse, New York. The successful candidate will have various experience related to Project Controls and Procurement, including Cost Engineering, Forecasting, Earned Value Management, Bid Phase Management, Subcontract Management, and Bid Evaluation. The successful candidate must possess solid technical, organizational, communication skills, and proven ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment and have a work history that represents increased levels of responsibility on a progressive basis.

• Understanding of Construction Means and Methods.
• Provide project guidance for creation of accurate monthly cost reports, identifying variances from the plan on commitment, value of work done, changes and currency fluctuations against approved budgets.
• Reconcile program and project controls data with the client’s fiscal and financial controls systems.
• Analyze projects to ensure that project funding is adequate by performing estimates, cost forecasts, cost trends, and accrual of actual costs.
• Contribute to the development of junior staff through coaching and training in cost engineering practices, tools, and techniques.
• Maintain and promote realism in the cost forecasts in the face of commercial pressure and optimism form project teams.
• Change Order Negotiations (including with Owner, GC, Subcontractors, and Vendors)
• Cost validation and quantity surveying on an as needed basis.
• Change management and control, budget management and documentation, fiscal and cost reports, charts, graphics, trend analyses, and document control.
• Present results of cost analyses to senior staff and clients in a clear and concise manner.
• Risk-based approach to the development of time and cost contingencies.
• Develop and maintain cross-discipline relationships within the project team.
• Execute proper controls to proactively support, monitor, and communicate budget, actual status, and forecast costs, labor hours, and quantities for projects.
• Administer project controls that support contract requirements.
• Meet on a regular basis with customers and suppliers to maintain appropriate working relationship and communication of expectations from both entities.
• Collect and input timely and accurate cost data for cost report development.
• Develop, track, and manage metrics on performance.
• Develop and/or implement programs of standardization, process improvement, cost reduction, cost avoidance and cost containment.
• Consolidate performance data to support performance measurement, data analysis, and cost forecasting.
• Work within a team atmosphere focused on superior internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Reconcile inventory and accounts payable discrepancies.
• Assist with ERP System (SAP, Oracle, etc.) inputs and updates, such as Work Orders, Purchase Orders, Accruals, etc.
• Manage Trade Partner / Supplier inquiries, protests and appeals.
• Develop metrics and monitor supplier performance utilizing supplier scorecards.
• Work with local and global commodity managers and buyers to drive cost reduction.
• Participate and/or lead supplier/customer meetings.
• Participate and/or lead supplier competitive bids (RFP).

• Run daily BI Report.
• Run aging Report.
• Run BRF Aging Report
• Email outstanding SCR to approvals.
• Email outstanding PCO and Progress Invoices to approvals.
• Work with the AP and Procurement team regarding payments and errors with invoices
• Have meetings with vendors/suppliers.
• Review and approve PCO’s and Payment applications.
• Roll up PCO’s and create commitments monthly.
• Create Requestions and BRF’s in Oracle
• Provide assistance and support to team as needed.
• Monitored and assessed data for accuracy and efficiency.
• Serve as the primary contact on-site for project accounting when invoicing issues would arise.
• Invoice processing included running/exporting reports out of SAP, creating pivot tables, ensuring proper coding, markups.
• Responsible for identifying and researching questionable data.
• Responsible for Purchase Order and Change Order tracking and trending, invoice validation, budget analyses.
• Provide system training and support to multiple projects in database.
• Confirm the schedule data matches the tool programs and that funding is available.
• Create URWB vs Actual Labor Hour Matrix per tool per contractor spreadsheet.
• Establish reports to track and project expenditures for decision making. 

• Minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years related-work experience as a Cost Engineer / Procurement Lead.
• Specialized skills and proficiency with project/program controls software
• Extensive knowledge of Cost Management software such as Prolog, SAP, GSAP, EcoSys, etc.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to develop and implement Earned Value Management
• Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication
• Fully versed with Cost Controls principles and techniques

• CCEA, CCP, CEP, CCC, MRICS or equivalent registration/certifications preferred

• BS/BA Degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or another construction related subject or a non-cost BS/BA degree and additional cost estimating experience or equivalent experience.

This is a full-time position for World Wide Professional Solutions. We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability, long term disability, and a company match retirement plan. All benefits begin the FIRST DAY of employment. 

World Wide Professional Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.