Senior Cost/Trend Engineer

Requisition ID: 276254 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Reston, VA 

 

Project Overview

Bechtel and Westinghouse Electric Company have partnered to deliver the first AP1000 nuclear power reactors in Poland for our customer, the Polish Entity Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ). Bechtel will be the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor for the project. As the EPC, our responsibilities will include providing the design for the Turbine Island and Balance of Plant as well as the construction of the entire facility.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity, and we are looking for the talent that will help expand Poland’s nuclear base and build a strong and long-lasting energy future for generations to come.

We invite you to join our team for this very interesting opportunity!

 

Position Summary

The Senior Cost Trend Engineer will integrate cost estimating, analysis, control, and reporting activities including:

• Budgets, forecasts, maintenance, monitoring, impact identification, and recovery planning.
• Prepares and presents trend reporting information to project management.
• Prepares cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs.

 

Responsibilities

• Prepares cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs.
• Prepares and presents trend reporting information to project management.
• Provides comments and recommendations for cost engineering requirements relative to staffing and project control.
• Prepares detailed staffing plans for cost engineering activities.
• Reviews proposal provisions related to cost engineering and material control and develops supporting data for contract negotiations.
• Utilizes vendor information to update the cost data file.
• Applies material unit rates to quantities. Maintains cost data files.
• Interfaces with designated management and client counterparts for specific cost presentations.
• Participates in developing and presenting training classes on designated subjects and on-the-job training for specific processes and practices.
• Supports the timely preparation of cost estimates.
• Prepares and analyzes comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data between the project participants.
• Reviews project work activities to ensure support of project milestones.
• Coordinates pricing structure or criteria to be used by each discipline or specialty to meet the objectives of the cost estimate.
• Establishes format and content of summaries and reconciliations, including segregation of cost according to level of confidence and identification of areas of risk. 
• Supervises the timely performance of cost control activities.
• Reviews and critiques design and specifications for cost effectiveness and suggests alternatives when appropriate.
• Supervises cost recording, monitoring, and reporting practices for compliance with applicable standards accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinates information input into specific studies. Responsible for integration of activities and total work scope identification.
• Evaluates study results and recommends conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.
• Develops unit job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty, including estimating parameters, factors indices, productivity, and craft distribution reference data, etc., based on analysis of Bechtel and industry experience.
• Performs data analysis, identifies problems, and makes recommendations.
• Creates and implements measurement systems for given processes, analyzes performance metric results, and identifies improvements. 

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• Level 1 - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least 6 years of related professional experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 12 years of related professional experience.
• Level 2 – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least 9 years of related professional experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 15 years of related professional experience
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check including verification of employment, education, and travel.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis.
• Knowledge in supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical perso