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Senior Cost Engineer, WTP

Requisition ID:  274698

  • Relocation Authorized:  National - Accompanied
  • Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
  • Work Location: Richland, WA 
  • Salary Range: $105,060 - $160,220 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

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.

Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

 

Project Overview

Bechtel is a global engineering, construction and project management company that has “built the world” for more than 120 years, having constructed Hoover Dam, the English Channel Tunnel, entire cities in the Middle East, the second-largest solar thermal power project in the world, and millions of miles of roads and pipelines. We produce a lasting, positive legacy by creating jobs, growing economies, connecting communities to resources, shoring up and expanding infrastructure, and making the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.

 

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

 

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.


Position Summary

This position is a full-time role that offers part-time telework flexibility in the Richland, Washington project office. Upon initial hire and onboarding, the position will require full time presence in the Richland, Washington project office, then may offer part-time telework flexibility. This position works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off.

 

Please be advised that the telework designation of the position may be changed in the future at the discretion of the company or project.

A successful Senior Project Controls Cost Engineer on the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) Project will collaborate with their lead/supervisor to perform cost/schedule engineering and/or implementing change control, risk management, project financial controls, and reporting work processes. All work will be carried out within established Project Controls processes and procedures that comply with certified EVMS standards and Bechtel’s corporate requirements. The successful candidate will also have an innovative approach to completing their work, advanced automation skills, and/or Business Intelligence Analytics, and will require frequent interaction with other members of the project team to develop solutions to execution challenges.

 

Responsibilities

  • Understands the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and works with assigned department(s) to develop and implement a plan for successful execution.

  • Performs cost engineering, change control, and metric reporting in coordination with other members of the Project Controls team that require an advanced level of technical skill and experience. Prepares trend estimates as related to facilitation of Corporate and wage rate updates.

  • Routinely coordinates with Project and Corporate Controller. Responsible for the development and accuracy of cost reports, metrics, reconciliations and verifies consistency with previous reports.

  • Ensures correct and accurate record of Project costs and mentors the Project Controls team on cost recording, reporting, and analysis. Prepares routine and special studies related to assigned scope.

  • Collaborates with other project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost and schedule integration challenges.

  • Assists in management of the cost and schedule integration tools and utilities. Assists in developing processes and requirements for Incurred Liability and Cost and Commitment reporting in relation to Funds Management and Project reporting requirements.

  • Creates and implements measurement systems for given processes, analyzes performance metric results, and identifies improvements. Assists in developing and implementing requirements for cost standards, cost coding and recording and ensures compatibility and consistency with existing processes.

  • Understands and supports Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS). Completes all work in compliance with the project’s certified Earned Value Management System and corporate procedure requirements necessary to maintain the integration of the project’s resource loaded Integrated Master Schedule, Cost Processor, and associated software tools.

 

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least nine (9) years of professional experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least fifteen (15) years of professional experience.

  • Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.

  • Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge)

  • Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.

 

Additional Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Project Controls processes and procedures acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience. Demonstrated understanding of Project Controls general technical skills and tools.

  • Proficiency in scheduling software applications (Primavera P6), cost processing applications (COBRA) and software applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI.

  • Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.

  • Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills.

 

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in multiple Project Controls roles and disciplines or other functions.

  • Demonstrated ability to perform cost data analysis and reconciliation with minimal supervision using a high level of professional judgment.

  • Advanced proficiency in MS Access including the ability to analyze/edit queries, forms, reports, and macros. Advanced proficiency in MS Excel including the ability to migrate data between Excel spreadsheets and databases.

  • Knowledge of Controller process and methods in managing and recording Project costs.

  • Experience with change management such as baseline change proposals and trending.

  • Knowledge and/or work experience with ANSI 748 compliant Earned Value Management System on a DOE project.

  • Familiarity with Project Accounting and/or Project Financial Management concepts.

  • Familiarity with Bechtel Corporate applications (Ecosys, BPS/Digital Supply Chain, CFAR, Aconex)

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components. 

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.  
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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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