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Senior Cost Engineer - Energy

Houston, Texas, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Cost Engineer managing commercial oversight, cost planning, and project controls for large-scale capital construction, renovation, and industrial projects.

Role type

Senior IC cost engineer (construction/commercial)

Builds

Cost plans, estimates, budgets, forecasts, and final accounts for construction projects

Domain

Construction industry, capital projects, commercial management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

cost planning, estimating, procurement, change management, value engineering, commercial controls, quantity surveying, cost auditing, budget risk management, final account negotiation

Preferred skills

RICS accreditation, SAP, EcoSys, Microsoft Excel, construction consultancy/owner's representative/contractor experience

Technologies

SAP, EcoSys, Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

Negotiate change orders and support commercial management; Prepare cost plans, estimates, and budgets; Reconcile project cost changes and review contractor pricing; Coordinate with project teams to gather status information and prepare cost reports; Review contractor submissions and commercial documentation; Manage change control processes and contingency management; Produce monthly cost reports and performance metrics; Mentor junior team members; Support financial management activities including fee forecasting

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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