Senior Cost Engineer

Number of employees

220

Houston, TX , United States

Posted on: 2023-05-02

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on eliminating the need for fossil fuels in heavy industry and powering a sustainable future. The company’s AI-enabled, modular concentrated solar technology aims to cost-effectively deliver near 24/7 carbon-free energy in the form of heat, power, or green hydrogen fuel at scale – for the first time in history.

In November 2020, TIME included Heliogen’s HelioHeat™ technology on its Best Inventions of 2020 list. In April 2020, Fast Company selected Heliogen as a recipient of a 2020 World Changing Ideas Award for its technology. The company won the Energy category.

Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on decarbonizing industry and empowering a sustainable civilization. Powered by AI, computer vision, and robotics, Heliogen’s concentrating solar thermal solutions turn sunlight into heat, steam, power or green hydrogen fuel to help industries such as mining, cement, steel, and transportation transition to clean energy. For ambitious business and technology professionals seeking to have a meaningful impact on climate change and the health of humanity and our planet, Heliogen offers the opportunity to address global challenges through collaboration with a world-class, dynamic team of forward-thinking leaders. 

About this role:

Under the guidance of the Project Controls Manager (PCM) or Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for development, maintenance of cost engineering processes, controls, metrics, reports and daily activities.

The subject team member will be the key person leading cost engineering activities, providing analysis and timely recommendations to the PCM, PM or other relevant team members.

**This is a Hybrid role working from our Houston office 1-2 days per week.  

In this role, you will:

  • Interact with engineering, procurement, construction and subcontract project team members
  • Develop, manage and report on: total cost forecasts, annual cost forecasts, actuals, deviations, identify trends, revenue flows, cost flows, labor, productivity, progress, revenue earnings, financial reporting, etc.
  • Develop and manage breakout or ad hoc cost engineering tools and visuals when required

What's essential:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or business with a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience
  • Relevant cost engineering experience from an EPC firm
  • Proficiency with industry standard project controls applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBi, EcoSys, etc.)
  • Skilled written and oral communication
  • Knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes

Desirable:

  • Experience on major power or oil & gas projects
  • Experience with renewables or CSP (Concentrated Solar Project)
  • Professional certifications (PE, PMP, etc.)

Heliogen was created at Idealab, the leading technology incubator, and became a public company (NYSE: HLGN) in December 2021. For more information about Heliogen, please visit heliogen.com. 

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