Cost Engineer - Renewables & Clean Power

Bechtel Oil Gas and Chemicals Incorporated
AU - brisbane
June 21, 2024

Requisition ID:
276929

Relocation Authorized:
None
Telework Type:
Part-Time Telework
Work Location:
Brisbane, QLD

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets.
Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Bechtel's is focussed on renewables and clean energy in order to help our customers deliver transformational renewables and clean energy projects.
Bechtel renewables and clean power team is currrently bidding for a number of solar farm, battery storage, transmission and wind farms across Australia with a view to execute these projects in the coming years.

Job Summary:

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.

Major Responsibilities:

Performs routine cost estimating, analysis, and control activities, as directed
Supports the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports
Assists with budget allocation and reporting/cost control for specific construction discipline or group of disciplines
Prepares cost data for proposals or contracts
Coordinates the development and accuracy of cost reports
Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency
Prepares specific budgets in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures
Collects and classifies cost data
Performs budget allocation and reporting/cost control regime for specific construction discipline or group of disciplines
Prepares cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Minimum of 3-4 years of project controls experience.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.
Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, cost analysis and financial and other reporting.
Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes.
Skilled in oral and written communication.

There are many reasons why choosing to join Bechtel is one of the best career decisions you will ever make.
In addition to working with talented, dedicated people and having the opportunity to play an integral role in stimulating and challenging local and international projects, Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live a healthy life.

With a market aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme in place, employee wellbeing is also at the centre of our business - promoted through our strong health and safety focus and private health cover including access to a leading employee assistance program.

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences.
This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably.
to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

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Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies.
Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth.
Since 1898, we've completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents.
We operate through five global businesses:
Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology.
Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity.
These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

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.
Bechtel employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test result prior to accessing Bechtel sites/facilities to the extent required by applicable law or by customer requirements.

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