Field Cost Engineer

Role Overview

In this role, you will be responsible for estimating, analysis and control activities for projects with significant non‑routine requirements or for cost activities which require a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare cost studies, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges. This position will be based at one of our Gulf Coast Project Sites.

• Establishes, maintains and monitors project budgets, change management, cost monitoring, cost variance analysis, quantity and craft labor reporting (QURR), and other periodic cost reports.
• Prepares and presents various cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
• Exhibits skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions using cost engineering principals and identifying trends for management attention.
• Assists in developing unit job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty. Performs data analysis, identifies problems, and makes recommendations.
• Supports and engages with field engineering, construction discipline and other project professionals across various disciplines on a daily basis.
• Actively engages in field construction execution activities, reviews construction progress and performs site walkdowns, safety reviews and coordinates cost activities.

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8‑10 years of relevant experience or 12‑14 years of relevant work experience.

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis, in the field.
• Experience in working with multiple disciplines, coordinating cost activities and managing direct tasks.
• Advanced level of knowledge in using multiple discipline‑specific software applications currently used by Bechtel (e.g. Ecosys and the Microsoft Office Suite).
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e‑mail their request to