Cost Engineer; Curtis Bay, MD

Pay Rate: $90-105/hour

Are you interested in growing professionally, creating and adding value, and being part of a team that is contributing to the growth of Project Controls internally? Our client Curtis Bay is actively looking to bring on board a Project Controls Cost Engineer who will report to the Senior Project Controls Manager. Our Curtis Bay facility is one of two in the entire global Grace network that manufactures products for all client business lines including Materials Technologies, Specialty Catalysts, Refining Technologies and Advanced Refining Technologies (ART).

You will assist to develop and maintain a consistent and structured approach to project controls for the Curtis Bay site. You'll utilize existing client tools and deliverables within the client Project Methodology (GPM) to develop, produce, and analyze cost budgets and forecasts at various project stages and improve upon local application of those tools and practices, including follow up on the cost performance in later stages to support cost control on individual projects and across the portfolio.

• Learn and maintain a strong working knowledge of client's GPM guidelines and Portfolio management tools, as well as cost budgeting and forecasting tools of the trade
• Produce project budgets and funding reports at each stage gate with the appropriate level of detail per client's GPM guidelines and based on project size and complexity
• Becomes site SME regarding LC area factors such as taxes as applicable to projects, cost trends, contractor hourly rates and mark-ups by discipline, and application of industry standard progress methods.
• Work with Project Managers (PM's) in all phases of projects to ensure alignment of the master project scope (control estimate) and estimates/proposals received from vendors and service providers for the work. Provide support and feedback to PM's during bid process to ensure all potential costs have been accounted for
• Lead in the local development of a more robust and consistent WBS/CBS approach to cost management from initial funding stage through the life of the project, resulting in cost structures that integrate well with SAP reporting as well as integrated cost and schedule management
• Advancement in the application of WBS/CBS philosophy at the cost estimate stage will be coupled with a matching WBS approach to development of project schedules via MS Projects or Primavera, whereby enabling improvement and consistency in project cost forecasting
• Actively engage with PMs in application of the Change Management workflow when necessary, giving in depth assessment of cost and schedule impacts of individual changes and helping ensure proactive documentation and DOA compliance, signoffs, etc.
• Works with local and central project controls teams to ensure systems, tools and processes are in place in support of continuous improvements relating to cost performance, forecasting, and cost predictability.
• Plays an active part in annual AOP development, producing high level cost analyses as needed to allow creation of a more credible forecasting approach to quarterly spend projections for the following budget year and outyears
• Maintain an ongoing dialog with the Maintenance team to ensure project cost forecasts are accurate and work order settlement rules are in place for all capital reclasses.
• Facilitate interfaces between Owner and Contractor cost forecasting and analyses
• Be an active participant in work process development and improvement
• Works with Finance to ensure capital and capital expenses are clearly defined and allocated properly.
• Support additional assigned duties/responsibilities.

• B.S. degree. In lieu of degree, a combination of a high school education and relevant professional experience will be considered, such as professional certifications or training specific to cost and/or accounting will be given strong consideration
• Minimum of 7 years' experience as a cost engineer on capital projects in the refining or petrochemical industry
• Previous SAP Experience
• Cost portfolio management on projects of various sizes; typically, in the range of $250M - $20MM
• Sound knowledge, proven skills, and competencies in application of project cost control principles, methodologies and tools, supporting all phases of project execution, especially around Project Cost Control, Forecasting and Reporting, within a project-oriented Owner Organization. Must be able to deliver accurate cost information, reporting…