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Cost Engineers play a crucial role in the successful management of projects by delivering informed decisions that impact both the budget and timeline. They are essential in analyzing and interpreting financial data to provide strategic insights that facilitate effective resource allocation. Furthermore, they identify potential risks that could affect project outcomes, allowing for proactive measures to be implemented. Additionally, they meticulously determine production costs, ensuring that all financial aspects align with project goals and objectives. Their expertise is pivotal in driving efficiency and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.

? Develops, implements, and maintains change management control logs for use by Project Manager, Resident Engineers, Assistant Resident Engineers, Project Engineers, and Office Engineers.

? Assist Project Manager, Area Construction Managers, Resident Engineers, Schedulers and Estimators in the evaluating contractor change notice documentation.

? Assist Project Manager, Area Construction Managers, Resident Engineers, Assistant Resident Engineers, as requested, in the negotiation of contract changes.

? Coordinate with and assist Senior Scheduler in the development of the Master Schedules.

? Participate in constructability reviews as directed.

? Participate in the preparation of cost estimates as requested to support the evaluation of construction changes.

? Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

? Support the Invoice Administrators utilization of MARTA On-Line Invoicing System (OLIS).

? Has experience in cost management for several contract delivery types: including Construction Management At-Risk, Design/Build, Design/Bid/Build, Job Order Contracting, and Progressive Design/Build.

? Must have experience in understanding of construction contracts.

? Understanding of Earned Value Management is preferred.

? Bachelor’s degree (B. S.), or equivalent, in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or a Construction related field; or ten to twelve years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Works under direction of the Cost Control Manager to support the planning, coordination, and evaluation of the project financial and status reports, and presentations.

? Communicates promptly and effectively to requests for response, research, and information, gathers answer through communications with department staff.

? Responsible and accountable for tracking the approved contract budgets and for issuing appropriate progress reports as required.

? Reviews monthly cost reports generated by the contractor and reconciles with current contractual documents.

? Reviews funding availability and validates funding of change orders, supplemental agreements, and work orders.

? Assists on a continual basis in the analyses and appraisals of contract costs.

? Reviews cost proposals from contractor to verify basis of estimated cost, including pricing structure, level of effort, material pricing, and associated direct/indirect costs.

? Understand and correlate cost documents received from the Contractor Contracts, Subcontracts, Pay Applications, and Change Notices in terms of Construction Project Budget

? Review Owner Authorization Forms (OAF’s) for approval of trades

? Manage the coordination of cost information required for Procedures and various Cost Control Systems

? Understand and correlate cost documents received from the Contractor Contracts, Subcontracts, Pay Applications, and Change Notices in terms of Construction Project Budget

? Review Owner Authorization Forms (OAF’s) for approval of trades

? Manage the coordination of cost information required for Procedures and various Cost Control Systems

? Create and maintain reports/logs to accurately reflect current budgets, encumbrances, invoices, and committed costs; projected-to-go or cost-to-complete estimates; budget variances; cash flow projections; project contingencies, allowances, contractual changes (change orders), and schedule of values for individual projects.

? Develop trending information to assist in forecasting potential problems with cost and time

University degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field, or equivalent experience

Cost control certifications, such as CCP, are a plus.

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