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Interdisciplinary
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Posted 59 days ago
On-site Rock Island, IL $51K – $118K Apply by Aug 18, 2026 Civil Engineering ENTJENTPINTJINTP EngineeringTrades
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About the Position: Cost Engineer in the Engineering and Construction Division, Cost Engineering and Specifications Section. You will be a member of multidisciplinary teams to provide cost engineering and specification support for a variety of Civil Works Projects ranging from $250k to programs over a $1B. Projects include facilities O&M, hydraulic steel structure fabrication, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, rehabilitation of navigation structures and new navigations structures.
What You'll Do
- →Full performance grade (GS-12) should be able to do the following.
- →Developmental grades (GS07-GS11) will gain on the job experience and training to perform the following.
- →Applies professional knowledge of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering in relation to design and construction features to prepare cost engineering products for a wide variety of projects.
- →Prepare cost products that are well organized, technically and economically sound, accurate, meet regulations and project requirements.
- →Prepare and manage cost products including price quotes; quantity take-offs; construction estimates, schedules, and work plans; parametric estimates; technical analysis of contractor proposals and assist with contract negotiations.
- →Prepare engineering cost estimates for planning, design, and execution of construction by contract projects.
- →Prepare construction cost estimates and review construction estimates prepared by in-house personnel and contracted architects/engineers.
- →Review contract documents (i.e., drawings and specifications) for completeness, provide comments and recommendations on how to improve the documents.
- →Advise and interpret regulations, directives, and policies to management on specifications and cost estimates.
- →Provide engineering advice, guidance, and recommendations to professional, technical, and administrative personnel.
- →Coordinates specification and cost estimate work with others.
- →Use of estimating software and other estimating tools such as Micro Computer Aided Cost Engineering System (MCACES MII).
- →Prepare detailed technical specifications for new work as well as modifications to specifications for current contracts.
- →Use of specifications writing software such as SPECSINTACT.
Requirements
- ✓Combination of Education and Experience for GS-07: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
- ✓To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
- ✓Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.
- ✓Add the two percentages.
- ✓Specialized Experience for GS-09: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
- ✓Specialized experience is defined as assisting senior engineers in the preparation of plans and specifications, development of basic construction or project schedules, performing quantity take-offs for civil works or military projects and basic cost development.
- ✓(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience for GS-09: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
- ✓To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
- ✓Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18.
- ✓Add the two percentages.
- ✓Specialized Experience for GS-11: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
- ✓Specialized experience is defined as experience preparing plans and specifications, cost estimates, and project schedules (such as municipal projects, flood navigation, environmental, recreation, military projects and/or various types of buildings, supplies, and service contract work).
- ✓(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience for GS-11: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
- ✓To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
Personality Fit
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