Senior Cost Engineer

Company Overview

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $5.8 billion in revenue for 2023, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

As a Senior Project Cost Engineer
, you will assist in the development and management of the project financial strategy. You will be working directly with the project management team to manage the project budget, costs, change orders, pricing requests, billings, and forecasts. You will be responsible for generating and maintaining reports that provide information to different groups, work with the management team to identify variances and risks, and maintain quality control processes to improve project cost procedures and ensure conformity with management's strategy.

• Work with all project disciplines to ensure understanding of total project cost, budget allowances, and targets.
• Review project documents and specifications to accurately identify, develop, and track requests for change orders (owner and subcontractor related), baseline estimates, potential risk exposures, while communicating potential impacts to financial targets, schedule, and overall project management process.
• Work closely with the accounting department to ensure the correct integration of all information needed to guarantee accuracy in billings, payment applications, change orders, direct cost, labor cost, and related financial data.
• Collaborate closely with the project management team, executive management personnel, subcontractors, and, when necessary, client representatives.
• Take ownership of cost engineering, cost estimation, cost analysis, and control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements, or for proposal estimating activities requiring a moderate degree of technical skill and experience.
• Ensure quality, accuracy, consistency, and spend profile; perform change management and provide transparency in all cost management deliverables.
• Maintain ownership of the cost control function and ensure the integrity of cost and forecast reporting.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of project cost engineering experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the construction industry.
• Knowledge of project development stages, procurement, project controls, and construction execution practices is required.
• Working knowledge of applicable software such as PMWeb or similar project portfolio management tools, Data Serv, Excel, JD Edwards, or related programs.
• Effective problem‑solving skills.
• Results oriented and able to deliver on customer commitments.
• Travel to sites nationwide may be required.

• Competitive annual salary based on qualifications, skills, training, experience, and location.
• Discretionary annual bonus subject to company performance and individual contribution.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision plans; 401(k) with matching; generous PTO and paid company holidays; employee assistance program; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; disability coverage; learning and development programs; and other applicable benefits.