Senior Cost Engineer
Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on eliminating the need for fossil fuels using the power of sunlight and software. Heliogen has invented the world’s first Sunlight Refinery™ – a green hydrogen and 24/7 electricity plant – capable of concentrating, capturing, and refining sunlight into cost-effective energy on demand, paving the way for an economical and full-scale global transition to a green economy by 2050.
You Aspire To:
Apply construction methodologies, equipment, and techniques to develop and update engineering project cost estimates during all phases of a project. You also aspire to research and investigate on cost data, labor requirements, and site conditions prior to the preparation of budget estimates for Heliogen concentrated solar plants.
- Review design, products, and other data to insure constructibility of the designed project as a part of estimating.
- Recommend construction methods, materials, and equipment to decrease costs and facilitate the completion of project.
- Develop construction schedules for proposed projects.
- Assist with the coordination of Value Engineering (VE) functions during feasibility study and FEED stage of the project.
- Review cost estimate and construction schedule developed by independent engineering contractors.
- Provide cost estimate risk analysis to identify potential project cost overruns
What's Essential:
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or relevant work experience.
- 8-10 years experience in cost engineering positions in civil and/ or energy industry.
- Experience and application of Cost Engineering principles.
- Knowledge of engineering and construction projects and processes in the energy industry.
- Experience with computerized Cost Management and reporting systems.
- An understanding of project management principles and techniques.
- Experience coordinating with a multidisciplinary engineering team.
Heliogen was created at Idealab, the leading technology incubator. For more information about Heliogen, please visit heliogen.com