Senior Cost Engineer - Oil & Gas Pipeline

Turner & Townsend
Chicago
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 115,000 - 135,000Function: Energy & Utilities OperationsExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Organizational","Communication","Presentation","Cross-functional collaboration","Mentoring","Process improvement"]

Lead cost control and project cost reporting for an Oil & Gas Pipeline capital-project portfolio. Own budget alignment, detailed forecasts, cash-flow projections, and variance explanations, then deliver monthly cost reports and executive summaries. Reconcile actuals vs. forecasts, manage cost allocation and invoice validation in SAP, and evaluate cost impacts for approved and pending changes. Partner with project management, finance, procurement, and contractors, mentor junior engineers, and support audits and SOX controls.

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Senior Cost Engineer - Oil & Gas Pipeline

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Job Summary

Lead cost control and project cost reporting for an Oil & Gas Pipeline capital-project portfolio. Own budget alignment, detailed forecasts, cash-flow projections, and variance explanations, then deliver monthly cost reports and executive summaries. Reconcile actuals vs. forecasts, manage cost allocation and invoice validation in SAP, and evaluate cost impacts for approved and pending changes. Partner with project management, finance, procurement, and contractors, mentor junior engineers, and support audits and SOX controls.
Location: Chicago
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead project and portfolio cost control activities aligned to approved budgets, forecasts, and company financial objectives.
  • •Develop and maintain project cost forecasts, cash-flow projections, and variance analyses.
  • •Monitor and analyze project financial performance, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
  • •Prepare and present monthly cost reports, forecasts, and executive-level financial summaries.
  • •Manage cost allocation and reconciliation in SAP, including invoice validation and support project change management for cost impacts.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 115,000 - 135,000

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
  • •Minimum 6 years of post-graduate experience in cost engineering, project controls, financial analysis, cost management, or related roles, preferably in Oil & Gas, Pipeline, Energy, Industrial, or large capital projects.
  • •Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, forecasts, cost reporting, and financial performance for complex multi-million-dollar projects or portfolios.
  • •Strong understanding of project controls methodologies, including budgeting, forecasting, cost forecasting, change management, and variance analysis.
  • •Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with SAP and ECOSYS is required.
Experience:6+ yearsOil & GasPipelinesEnergyIndustrialCapital projects
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:AnalyticalOrganizationalCommunicationPresentationCross-functional collaborationMentoringProcess improvement
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Microsoft ExcelSAPECOSYSPower BI

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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