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Decima International lists this Senior Cost Engineer - Change Management and Forecasting (On-site) - Corsicana, TX or Sweetwater, TX opportunity in corsicana, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Senior Cost Engineer - Change Management And ForecastingWe are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Senior Cost Engineer - Change Management and Forecasting to support practical construction change management and cost forecasting across large-scale data center and mission-critical projects, with transferable experience from infrastructure, EPC, industrial, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, or other large capital project environments. The Senior Cost Engineer - Change Management and Forecasting provides hands-on evaluation of project changes and develops the forward-looking cost exposure used in the campus forecast. The role owns change pricing, trend management, contingency recommendations, risk-weighted exposure and change-related EAC movement, but does not own the full monthly project cost report.ResponsibilitiesEvaluate and forecast potential, pending, approved, and disputed changes, including PCOs, change orders, construction change directives, contractor proposals, trends, and emerging cost events.Review scope, quantities, labor rates, materials, equipment, subcontractor quotations, markups, productivity assumptions, and supporting documentation; identify scope gaps, duplicate or unsupported costs, inaccurate quantities, excessive markups, unreasonable assumptions, and incomplete backup.Develop independent cost assessments, comparisons, and recommendations to support change negotiations, project leadership, and the Contracts team.Track changes from identification through evaluation, approval, forecast incorporation, and resolution; maintain auditable change-order, trend, contingency, allowance, exposure, and forecast records.Develop approved and risk-adjusted inputs for project budgets, commitments, cash flow, contingency, and EAC, including pending changes, unresolved scope, construction risk, procurement exposure, escalation, and anticipated costs.Apply probability, value, timing, and financial impact to unresolved exposure; analyze change-related EAC movement and explain key drivers, assumptions, risks, and recommended actions.Monitor contingency utilization, recommend event-specific drawdowns, and confirm contractor forecasts appropriately reflect changes, remaining scope, schedule impacts, and unresolved exposure.Assess cost impacts from design development, scope clarification, field conditions, sequencing, delays, acceleration, disruption, and procurement; coordinate with scheduling and project controls on duration-related costs and extended general conditions.Provide controlled change and forecast inputs to the Senior Cost Engineer, Cost Control and Reporting; prepare management reports and presentations and escalate material exposure, forecast movement, documentation gaps, and unresolved issues.Coordinate with project management, construction, engineering, design, procurement, contracts, scheduling, finance, project controls, and contractors; support claims, allowance reconciliation, unresolved changes, final account closeout, and other assigned duties.QualificationsRequired Qualifications8+ years of progressive experience in construction cost engineering, change management, forecasting, cost control, project controls, commercial cost management, quantity surveying, or a related discipline.Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Engineering Management, or a related technical field.Hands-on experience evaluating construction changes and maintaining forecasts on large capital projects, including reviewing scope, quantities, labor, materials, equipment, quotations, productivity assumptions, markups, and supporting documentation.Strong knowledge of change, trend, and contingency management; cost forecasting; variance analysis; and EAC development.Ability to independently evaluate contractor submissions and identify scope gaps, unsupported or duplicated costs, incomplete documentation, and commercially unreasonable assumptions.Experience maintaining change-order, trend, contingency, allowance, exposure, and forecast records and incorporating risk-weighted pending or unresolved changes into forecasts.Understanding of how design development, field conditions, procurement, schedule movement, sequencing, and risk affect project costs and forecasts.Strong commercial judgment, communication, analysis, organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills.Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with SAP, Oracle, EcoSys, Unifier, Power BI, or similar platforms.Preferred QualificationsExperience with hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, or MEP-intensive programs in an owner's representative, consultancy, general contractor, EPC, quantity surveying, or major capital-program environment.Experience evaluating changes under GMP, lump-sum, design-build, CMAR, cost-plus, or EPC delivery models.Experience assessing schedule-related costs, extended general conditions, acceleration, disruption, productivity impacts, and claims.Experience with EVM, integrated cost-schedule-risk analysis, cash flow, probabilistic forecasting, claims, allowances, contingency drawdown, retention release, final account negotiation, and unresolved changes.AACE Certified Cost Professional, RICS, PMP, or equivalent certification.Position DetailsPrimary Locations (On-site): Corsicana, TXSweetwater, TXPosition: Senior Cost Engineer - Change Management and ForecastingPosition Classification: Salary-based full-time hoursCurrent US work permit required. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment, including H-1B visa sponsorship or transfer.Productivity ToolsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office SuiteSAP or similar ERP/cost management systemsPower BIPrimavera P6Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.
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corsicana, TX, 75110, US
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