Interdisciplinary Engineer; Cost

• At the Target GS 11 Grade, as a Cost Engineer, you will:
• Apply professional engineering knowledge, skills, abilities and techniques in preparation of cost estimates.
• Develop and prepare competitive bidding cost estimates for highly complex construction and maintenance projects performed under contract agreement and hired labor forces.
• Types of projects for which estimates are made include: levee protection work, earthwork, new building vertical construction, repairs, alterations, and modifications to buildings and structures, various HTRW remediation projects, etc.
• Establish the baseline, or preliminary, estimate and summarizes into proper format structure.
• Analyze construction cost trends utilizing trade publications, historical information, costs of current construction projects, etc.
• Analyze project changes and determine cost impact and develops justification to support changes in the project cost.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Amer