Cost Engineer

The Middlesex Corporation is a nationally recognized and award-winning leader in the heavy civil construction industry. Since 1972, the family business founded by Robert W. Pereira has developed an extensive client and project list through its consistent efforts to safely build Americas infrastructure. The Middlesex Corporation specializes in building and reconstructing highways, bridges, marine, rail, and transit facilities through its collaborative team approach and focus on core values. In addition, Middlesex Asphalt in Central Florida is one of the largest and most productive asphalt plants in the United States, with Middlesex Paving earning an equally solid regional presence and reputation.

The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.

Position Summary :

The Cost Engineer is responsible for maintaining a true and accurate cost structure and coordinating reporting elements key to developing accurate cost reports. This is an interface between project management, cost management, and accounting.

Responsibilities :

• Comply with (and actively promote) all Safety policies and procedures, including reporting all accidents, incidents, and near-misses to ensure adherence to our Number One Core Value Safety first, in everything we do.
• Review project features with the Estimating department and ensure that work quantities are being entered correctly daily.
• Verify proper coding for phases, hours, and slips.
• Close out the completed project phases and verify progress entries.
• Conduct monthly cost review meeting with the project team.
• Assign and initiate new cost codes for change orders, tracking items, and back charges as required.
• Verify pencil sheets / pay requisitions.
• Take the lead in developing quarterly cost-to-complete reports.
• Review and process change orders for TMC and subcontractors / vendors.
• Review and process cost adjustments.
• Identify items that are exceeding the budget and communicate to the Project Manager.
• Assist the project management team with quarterly reports for contract status, contract profit, unit cost report, cost projections, revenue projections, change order status, and change order costs.

Qualifications :

Necessary Attributes :

We offer our full-timeand eligible part-time team members a comprehensive benefits package thats among the best in our industry. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans covering eligible team members and dependents, employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, top-tier 401 (k) with matching, tuition reimbursement, industry-leading referral program, and generous paid time off.

Middlesexprovides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard torace, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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