Cost Engineer (Mechanical)

Role & Responsibility

- Negotiate commercial terms on construction and services agreements.- Substantiate and negotiate change orders with sub-contractors.- Knowledge of AIA, MSA, and Work Order agreements.- Create presentations and reports detailing change order conditions for Owner review and approval.- Provide valuable insight regarding project cost, and potential risks.- Analyze and solve the issues related to cost with subcontractors, and report to cost manager.- Thorough review and cross reference of documents as they relate to Change Orders including drawings specifications, agreements, equipment drawings etc.- Quantity calculation with spreadsheet and database software- Survey of market price for construction materials and labors- Experience with software including Bluebeam, Naviswork (BIM), CAD, Revit and Trimble to provide cost analysis.- Review design change in terms of cost impact (Quotation review for subcontractschange order with estimator)- Manage construction budget trend log in terms of change order- Experience with substantiating value engineering concepts- Compile and record all related documents- Review documents related cost and contract (ex. Payment, notices, letters etc)- Prevent and review unreasonable and excessive cost and item out of contract

Qualification- Completion of a four-year college degree, civil or Mechanical engineering degree program preferred- Five-year experience in the construction/Mechanical profession preferred- Working knowledge of spreadsheet and database software- Knowledge of applicable project management and document tracking preferred- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing

Key Notes/Requirements

- Bilingual (English, Korean) Preferred but it is not critical factor