Cost Engineer

Linesight has a permanent opening for a Cost Engineer attached to its Dallas office, with the work centred on a data centre site in West Texas. Site visits will be frequent and will involve nights away; the advert says Linesight covers the travel costs. The engineer follows the money on site and in the design team.

That means sitting in on progress meetings and design reviews, helping to solve problems as they come up and telling the client side what each issue does to cost. Site walks are carried out with the general contractor, the cost manager and the client’s project manager to judge progress and spot cost exposure early.

From that data the engineer prepares detailed estimates and cost reports and analyses on request, and keeps the change management logs for the project accurate and current. At the end of a job the engineer tracks the financial close-out, including settling every vendor account. Larger client tasks are handled with the wider cost management team.

Applicants need a degree in a project management or construction discipline, or equivalent experience, and a background in cost management both before and after contract award across a range of projects. Chartered status is wanted, but Linesight says it will support a candidate who is still working towards it. Clear written and spoken communication is expected, and interviews are held in person or by video.