JOB DESCRIPTION
COST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

Michael Baker International’s Cost Management group provides cost engineering and cost management services to clients in the federal, state and private sector markets. Our certified and credentialed cost engineers and cost estimators routinely support the planning, design and construction of domestic and international construction and environmental projects for the Department of State, Department of Defense, civilian federal agencies, and state/local municipalities. Our team is highly proficient with current, customer-preferred software, including MII®, PACES®, P6®, Sage Estimating®, and SUCCESS®.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is seeking energetic, experienced individuals with entrepreneurial vision, business development acumen, and operational experience to join its growing Cost Management business unit.

Cost Management provides cost management, cost control, cost estimating, value engineering, scheduling, and consulting services for new construction and renovation projects ranging from $1 million to $5 billion in construction costs. Clients include federal agencies (Dept. of State, US Army Corps of Engineers, DOE/NNSA and DHS), architects, engineers, and private corporations. Projects include specialized facilities, administrative buildings, hospitals, diplomatic facilities, museums, commercial buildings, schools and infrastructure located in over 120 countries. We are poised for significant growth and expanding our capabilities in cost engineering, project controls, risk management, and other related cost management services.

This position reports to our Department Manager – Cost Control. The successful candidate will provide cost control & estimating services as part of a cost management team working for federal agencies, state/municipal and private sector clients. The position is based in Alexandria, VA. Assignment for this individual will be with the CM PMO team currently located in Los Alamos, NM with a current flexible workplace arrangement and will require periodic travel to the project location.

The ideal candidate will have experience providing cost control, cost analysis, cost estimating, cost forecasting, and related services on CONUS and OCONUS projects, plus a background working in the federal sector, preferably with Department of Energy. Successful candidates should have advanced level skills and experience in several of the following categories:

• Cost Estimating
• Project Management/Team Leadership
• Planning and Scheduling
• Project Cost Control with Earned Value Management
• Constructability Analysis
• Creation and development of technical work products (cost estimates and related products)
• Develop and edit technical reports
• Communications and Reporting
• Establish and maintain client relationships
  

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 15 years’ experience in the A/E or construction industry
• 3+ year experience with U.S. Government clients, preferably in a Cost Control/Estimating role
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or related fields
• Client management experience
• Holds or can obtain a security clearance
• Demonstrated knowledge of cost control/estimating principals and procedures, earned value management, construction methods, and related industry experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in understanding and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to use cost engineering software such as: MII, PACES, SUCCESS, SAGE/Timberline, PlanSwift OTO, ACUMEN FUSE, PRIMAVERA P6 and others
  

OTHER DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Existing contacts within U.S. Federal Government based A/E/C community
• Overseas Experience on U.S. Federal Government projects and/or U.S. based corporations
• Certification(s) or the ability to obtain one from AACE International, PMI, CMAA or similar organizations
  

COMPENSATION
The salary range for this position is $90,848 - $208,178. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.

ABOUT US
Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines. If the federal vaccine mandate is found to be valid and enforceable, this will include ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances where there is a legal entitlement to an accommodate. In addition, you may be subject to current or future state or local COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could become a condition of your employment based upon your work location or involvement on a project. Accordingly, Michael Baker encourages you to provide satisfactory proof that you are "fully vaccinated" for COVID-19 so as to ensure compliance with any potential applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.