Cost Engineer (night shift)Shore360

This is for our American client in a commercial construction industry. We are in need of Cost Engineer to review and verify Change Order Request pricing from subcontractors, ensure labor and material quantities correspond to the changes in scope; ensure that labor and material rates are within the industry/project standards and verify time and material tickets and notify Project Team of any requests for time extension/time impacts on submitted change orders.
Job Responsibilities:
• Interpret RFIs, ASIs, Bulletins, Change Documents for potential cost impact
• Overlay construction plans and provide narrative of changes
• Perform Quantity takeoffs in OST and Bluebeam
• Communicate effectively with subcontractors, to identify and resolve discrepancies in pricing, via email and via phone.
• Follow up on pricing requests, track down pricing from subcontractors.
• Compare subcontractors' change order log to O'Neil Subcontractor Tracking log. Identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare Change Order pricing packages, so the packages are ready for submission to Owner.
• Support Change Management Team Lead.
Job Qualificaitons:
• Must speak, read and write fluent English
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Keen attention to detail
• Proficient in reading construction plans, drawings, and specifications
• Project Management skills
• Ability to perform quantity survey (take-offs) and identify different construction materials
• Juggle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively to meet all deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction related field
• 3 years minimum combined work experience in building construction and estimating
• Familiar with the Uniform Building Code (UBC), International Building Code (IBC) and International Code Council (ICC)Familiar with different types of building construction (i.e.Type I; II; III; IV; V)
• Familiar with the different types of estimating format (by Trade; by Division and Systems or Assembly)
• Proficient in reading plans, drawings, specifications and other construction documents
• Software Proficiency: Microsoft Office, On Screen Takeoff (OST), BlueBeam, Box, CMIC, PlanGrid.
Work Schedule: 11pm - 8am | Monday to Friday (DST Applies)
Salary Range: Php 32,000 - Php 38,000