This is a Los Angeles-Based Position that will be 100% onsite at the assigned, Los Angeles project offices. LENAX Does Not Pay for Relocation or Travel Expenses for Interviews or if selected for a position. Candidates selected to move forward in the interview process must be available to interview within 48 - 72 hours’ notification. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States for any employer. LENAX does not currently provide sponsorships. This is a full-time, regular exempt position.
About Lenax Construction Services, Inc.
Since its inception in 1993, Lenax Construction Services, Inc. (LENAX) has provided quality construction services and project controls to a diverse range of engineering, design, and construction firms. LENAX services a broad range of markets, including airports, transportation, industrial, correctional, universities, and marine. LENAX is a goal-oriented and customer-driven independent consulting business, aimed at adding value and strength to our clients’ program teams by providing expertise in current pricing and economic trends, while utilizing the most up to date means and methods in the construction and design industries.
LENAX is looking for a Senior Cost Engineer. The successful candidate will have proven cost engineering experience with complex, multi-phase, multi-million-dollar construction and/or renovation projects. The general job duties include: Preparing detailed computer-generated cost reports, charts and diagrams; Providing analysis and review of cost/budget expenditures, and maintaining cost control reports; promptly reporting anticipated cost overages or other unsatisfactory cost elements; liaisons with Data Processing in developing support for network calculations, printouts and cost reports, and other cost related services.
Synopsis
The Sr. Cost Engineer reports to the Program Controls Manager. The Sr. Cost Engineer shall be responsible for developing and maintaining cost data for the assigned Program. The Program entails the full demolition and rebuild of an airport terminal headhouse and concourse as well as various enabling scopes to vacate the existing building.
Key Identifiers for the Position
- 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.
- Ten (10) or more years’ of cost engineering experience directly related to construction projects, preferably aviation projects.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or other related technical field required.
- A Certification in Cost Engineering (CCE, CCP) is required.
- Experience leading a team of Cost Engineers.
- Experience with Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk delivery methods is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction programs 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.
Essential Job Duties - The Senior Cost Engineer’s duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion-dollar airport capital improvement program.
- Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices, ensuring expenditures are accurately incurred against appropriate Schedule of Values accounts
- Prepare job costing reports to allocate these expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers. Ensures 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, sub-consultants, and City of Los Angeles Interdepartmental Orders to ensure necessary budget and/or contract capacity exists, and ensure these actual commitments are accurately entered/tracked into the owner/client's system of record.
- Analyze bid award values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
- Analyze change order values against current contingency budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
- Analyze task order values against current allowance 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.
- Coordinate with the owner/client's governance body to ensure changes to budgets are approved via the Reconciliate Process or Capital Improvement Program Change process.
- Perform Project closeout resourcefully to ensure Prolog Data is complete for the owner/client's reporting needs.
- Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers.
Job Qualifications - To effectively perform the essential functions of the job, candidates must meet the following position specifications:
Education/Training
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or other related technical field required.
- Certifications required, may include PMP, PE, and/or any other relevant Professional Licensure or Certification.
- Required, cost engineer certification i.e. CCE, CCP.
Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications
- Ten (10) years or more of cost engineering experience directly related to construction projects, preferably aviation projects.
- Experience managing a team of cost engineers.
- 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 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.
- Proven accuracy, reliability and completeness in job accomplishment,
Hardware/Software Knowledge & Proficiency
- Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system is required; experience with Prolog is highly desirable.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Bluebeam
Program-Specific Requirements / Notes
- May assume other duties as required/needed.
- May be required to work past regular work shift
- May be required to work various shifts as needed.
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When submitting your application:
Note: A list of previous projects will be required, if you have not submitted a project-based resume. Typically needed will be:
Your Position Title
Your Employer Name, Location, Dates of Employment (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy)
Owner/Client Name
Project Name*, Project $Value, Dates you Supported this Project (from when to when)
Your duties and accomplishments.
*Note: If multiple projects, you may wish to mention notable ones—5 or so, as applicable
Work Location:
This position will report to the designated Los Angeles area project offices. (Reporting location and instructions will be provided upon hire.)
Telework Option:
Telework is not currently offered for this position.
Position Status / Compensation:
This is a full-time, regular, “Exempt” Professional position, with Lenax Construction Services, Inc. as the employer, and performing consultative services, as a Sr. Cost Engineer at the Owner/Client’s worksite / project offices.
The compensation for this position will be $66 - $75/hr. ($137,280.00 - $156,000.00/year). The assigned rate will be based upon experience, directly applicable experience, industry experience, skills, education, and other certifications, licensure and training.
LENAX employees enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package, including but not limited to:
- Three (3) weeks (120 hours) Paid Time Off (PTO), and increases at 5 years!
- Eight (8) Company-Paid Holidays
- A wide selection of medical plans and with a generous employer base plan--HMO, PPO, HSA/EPO options available; Dental, Vision, and Chiropractic/Acupuncture benefits
- 401-k Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching (100% of up-to-the-1st-6% of contribution, with no vesting requirement)
- Educational Assistance
- Professional Development
- Holiday Events, Recognition
- Employee Assistance Program for Work/Life Balance
- Discounts to theme parks, on products and services, including wellness & lifestyle support
Lenax Construction Services is a Drug-free Workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer
