Volt is hiring for a Cost Engineer in the Tipton/Muscatine, Iowa area.
As a Cost Engineer, you will analyze and estimate costs for engineering projects. You will use your financial expertise, analytical skills, and project management knowledge to develop accurate cost estimates for different project components.
Additional duties may include:
Forecasting: Predicting potential costs and monitoring the early stages of development to identify risks and evaluate the project's chances of success
Researching: Conducting research to forecast project costs
Writing: Writing estimation reports for the project manager
Collaborating: Working with team members to make decisions about resource allocation
Planning: Creating budgets and contributing to keeping the team on schedule
Analyzing: Analyzing project plans, materials, labor requirements, and other factors to determine the overall cost of a project
Controlling: Controlling the cost of various supplies and materials to provide insight into how to allocate and manage resources
Reporting: Providing cost analysis, controls, and report activities for projects
This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity.
Job Requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred
10 or more years of experience with cost engineering
Ability to study a part, or blueprint of a part, and determine the best method to produce
Experience identifying all costs associated with the production process of parts (i.e. power consumption of machine, maintenance of machine, labor cost, etc.)
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with different departments and stakeholders
Knowledge of steel machinery manufacturing
Innovative mindset
Salary Range: $65,000 - 75,000 per year
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits: Since this is a Direct Hire role, benefits will be provided by the employer.
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