CM Solutions · 3 weeks ago
Cost Engineer
LA Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expCM Solutions is seeking Cost Engineers to support customers throughout Southern California on a variety of construction projects. The role involves monitoring project budgets, analyzing invoices, and providing financial information to project management.
ConstructionProject ManagementProperty Development
Responsibilities
Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion dollar Capital Improvement Programs
Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices. Prepares 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 and sub-consultants 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 budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion
Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers
Qualification
Required
5+ yrs field cost engineering experience with minimum 3 yrs in direct support of an active construction 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
The candidates should be familiar with the full life cycle of Cost Engineering/Forecasting
Experience with Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk delivery methods is desirable
Has experience in forensic claims work on major construction project
Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction program and the ability to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel
Ability to work with others, a self-starter with results-driven focus
Flexible to a potentially varying shift time or overtime schedule
Thorough familiarity with MS office suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, (proficient in Excel)
Familiarity with Primavera, (P6)
Power BI requested
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a Bachelor's degree
Benefits
Full benefits
Company
CM Solutions
CM Solutions is a construction management firm that offers project and cost controls, construction claims, and program management services.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Robyn Coates
CEO
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