Cost Engineer, Heavy Civil / Highway

Location: Virginia, with some regional travelIndustry: Heavy Civil / Highway / Bridge / Utility ConstructionAn established self perform heavy civil contractor is hiring a Cost Engineer to run the money side of its roadway, highway and utility work out of its Virginia office. This is a strong opportunity for a cost engineer, project controls engineer, contract administrator or construction accountant with contractor side experience who wants a seat that reports straight to the president and actually shapes how the jobs make money. You'll review and code invoices, own cost reporting, review contracts before they go out and write change orders on DOT roadway and utility projects across the Mid-Atlantic. Virginia locals are great, and candidates ready to relocate are welcome.What You'll Be Responsible ForReview, code and approve vendor and subcontractor invoices against contracts, POs and job cost codesBuild and maintain monthly cost reports for each project and flag variances earlyTrack committed costs, cost to complete and forecasts with the project managersReview contracts, subcontracts and purchase orders before they go outWrite, price and track change orders from start to closeoutSupport pay applications and monthly billing so the company gets paid on timeWork directly with the president on job cost, cash flow and marginKeep cost codes and job cost data clean in the accounting systemTravel to the company's other regional office from time to timeHelp tighten project controls processes as the company growsWhat We're Looking For3+ years in cost engineering, project controls, contract administration or construction accounting on the contractor sideHands on invoice review, job cost coding and cost reportingExperience writing and pricing change ordersComfortable reading contracts and subcontracts and spotting the riskHeavy civil, highway, site or utility work strongly preferredStrong Excel; Vista, Viewpoint, HCSS HeavyJob or similar is a plusDegree in construction management, engineering, accounting or finance is a plusValid driver's license; based in or willing to relocate to VirginiaWhy This Role Is Worth a ConversationReports directly to the president: no layers, real influence on the businessFull medical, dental, vision and life insurance401(k) with company matchCompany paid short and long term disability, plus FSAPaid time off, paid holidays and a floating personal dayBonus opportunityEstablished self perform contractor with a long funded backlog of roadway, highway and utility work across the Mid-AtlanticA seat that grows with the company as it adds workHeavy civil work on the kind of projects that build a career