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Cost Engineer II

Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
flexible benefit account, paid time off, 401(k)
United States, California, Los Angeles
May 07, 2025

Cost Engineer II
Job Locations

US-CA-Los Angeles


Job ID
2025-4854

Category
Operations

Type
Full-Time



About Vanir

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.



Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The Cost Engineer duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

    Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion dollar Capital Improvement Program
  • Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices Prepares job costing reports to allocate these
    expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers. Ensure that both commitments and
    expenditures follow the same allocation methodology.
  • Perform cost-to-complete analysis for all cost elements within a project taking into consideration
    staffing plans, contract commitments, and expenditures to date, change orders and trends.
  • Attend project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information and
    trend log regarding potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
  • Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required. Develop creative
    reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
  • Review task orders for contractors and sub-consultants to ensure necessary budget and/or contract
    capacity exists.
  • Analyze bid award values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the
    current forecast at completion.
  • Analyze change order values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the
    current forecast at completion.
  • Prolog - Update contract commitments, reconcile and analyze actual expenditures, perform budget
    transfers, monitor trend status and maintain continuity of WBS structure
  • Perform Project closeout resourcefully to ensure as Prolog Data matters in reporting needs
  • Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management or related field
  • 5 years or more cost engineering experience directly related to construction projects, preferably
    aviation projects
  • Demonstrated experience managing and reporting the cost components of large-scale, complex
    projects; including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for a complicated
    design effort.
  • Experience with Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk delivery methods is desirable.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system is required; experience with
    Prolog is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction program and the ability
    to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel.
  • Ability to work with others, a self-starter with results-driven focus.
  • Thorough familiarity with MS office suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
    Knowledge of Prolog is preferred.
  • This position offers a hybrid/telework schedule. Telework - Monday and Friday. Onsite - Tuesday,
    Wednesday and Thursday.

Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The Salary range for this position is $105,000.00-$120,000.00 .

Benefits

Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.



How to Apply

If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.

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Contact Email: careers@vanir.com

Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.

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Pursuant to the Ban The Box Act/Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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