Job Description

We are currently seeking a qualified Cost Engineer to support VTA with their on-going project needs. The selected candidate will be required to report to River Oaks in San Jose five days a week.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares cost reports, schedule and other reports to support and drive capital project delivery.
• Effectively utilize WBS structures to organize scope-based activities and their associated budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasted costs.
• Understand budget appropriate on/contract authority vs. secured/committed funds.
• Work closely with project managers and other stakeholders to understand scope, prepare capital project requests, monitor progress and update reports.
• Reviews consultant and contractor progress payments to ensure consistency with VTA and/or project management policies and procedures.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for cost control, reporting and scheduling
• Maintain various project controls/reporting tools like staffing plans and related databases, financial reports and project schedules.
• Work as liaison between project delivery and various other divisions and departments within VTA.
• Understand project status, next steps, challenges and prepare various reports including grant reports.
• Understand and communicate project fund sources and their eligibilities.
• Ability to understand project details and relate them to higher level programs and agency requirements, goals, and objectives.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university, preferably with major work in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field, and two years of construction project cost and/ or scheduling work.
• 2 - 5 years of experience in cost engineering as applied to engineering and construction projects.
• Transportation project experience preferred.

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