Cost Engineer

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Clayco

Cost Engineer

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    About Us

    Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

    About Ventana

    As part of the Clayco family, Ventana designs, supplies, and installs high-performing curtain wall façade systems. By working closely with the design team, we can ensure a competitively priced façade that is water and airtight and allows for optimal thermal control of the interior space. Traditionally, the façade is one of the major risk factors on any building, and the team at Ventana has a proven track record of taking the risk and delivering superior façade systems that guarantee long-term performance.

    The Role We Want You For

    Ventana is currently seeking a Cost Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be assisting in the development and management of the project financial strategy. You will be working directly with the project management team (Direct report to Director of Cost Management) to manage the project budget, costs, change orders, billings and forecasts. You will be responsible for generating and maintaining reports that provide information to different groups, work with the management team to identify variances, risks and maintain quality control processes to improve project cost procedures and ensuring conformity with management's strategy.

    The Specifics of the Role

    • Works with all project disciplines to ensure understanding of total project cost budget allowances and targets.
    • Review project documents and specifications to accurately identify, develop and track request of change orders (General Contractor related), baseline estimates, potential risk exposures while communicating potential impacts to the financial targets, schedule and overall project management process.
    • Works closely with the accounting department to ensure the correct integration of all information needed to ensure accuracy in billings, payment applications, change orders, direct cost, labor cost, etc.
    • Works closely with the project management team, executive management personnel, subcontractors, as well as occasional contact with clients.
    • Responsible for cost engineering, cost estimation, cost analysis, and control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for proposal estimating activities which require a moderate degree of technical skill and experience.
    • Ensuring quality, accuracy, consistency, spend profile, performing change management, and transparency in all cost management deliverables.
    • Take ownership of the cost control function and ensure integrity of the cost and forecast reporting

    Requirements

    • Minimum of a Bachelor Business Administration, Engineering, or Construction Management Degree
    • Minimum of 2 years in the construction industry
    • Knowledge of project development stages, procurement, project controls and construction execution practices is required.
    • Working knowledge of applicable computer software such as PMWeb or similar project portfolio management software, dataServ, excel, JDE, Microsoft Bi Variance, etc.
    • Effective problem-solving skills.
    • Results oriented and deliver on customer commitments.
    • PMP certification would be ideal.

    Some Things You Should Know

    • Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
    • No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
    • We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
    • The pace is fast!

    Why Clayco and Ventana?

    • 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
    • 2025 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (\#1).
    • 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
    • 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
    • 2025 ENR Top 25 Data Center Builders – Data Center Contractor (Top 3).

    Benefits

    • Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
    • Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

    Compensation

    • The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The Clayco Nationwide salary range for this position is approximately $70,000 - $80,000 +/- annually (not adjusted for location).