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Cost Engineer
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A Cost Engineer at Trainor Consulting is responsible for complete tender cost estimation and technical quotation analysis for offshore EPC projects, establishing project baseline budgets, tracking actual cost consumption, evaluating engineering changes, reviewing subcontractor costs, and compiling cost analysis reports and settlement documents.
About this role
Cost Engineer
Trainor Consulting is an international consulting firm specialized in heavy industry and energy projects, supporting clients across China and the APAC region. The company delivers high-value expertise in sectors such as oil & gas, refineries, tank farms, fuel storage infrastructure, and large-scale industrial EPC projects.
With a strong focus on technical excellence and project delivery, Trainor Consulting partners with major industrial players to provide engineering consulting, project management, and workforce solutions tailored to complex and capital-intensive environments.
The firm is recognized for its ability to mobilize highly skilled international and local talent, including expatriate technical experts, consultants, and project specialists, to support critical operations and infrastructure development.
Complete tender cost estimation and technical quotation analysis for offshore EPC projects, including engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation and site construction costs.
Establish project baseline budget and cost breakdown structure, sort out cost control benchmarks, and formulate overall project cost control strategies.
Track and monitor project actual cost consumption regularly, analyze cost deviation between actual and budgeted data, identify cost risks and propose effective optimization and control measures.
Evaluate engineering changes, site variations and extra work, complete cost review, quotation calculation and commercial confirmation with clients and subcontractors.
Responsible for subcontractor cost review, price comparison analysis and payment application verification, control subcontract cost and prevent cost overruns.
Compile regular cost analysis reports, project cost final accounts and settlement documents, summarize project cost data, and support subsequent project cost benchmark accumulation.
Qualifications
Familiar with cost composition and quotation rules of offshore topside, module and FPSO EPC projects.
Experienced in variation order evaluation, subcontract cost management and project final settlement work.
Familiar with international project commercial standards and possesses fluent technical and commercial English capabilities.
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What We Offer
- Competitive salary & performance bonus
- Social insurance & housing fund, annual leave, and benefits
- Global offshore/marine projects & cross-cultural teamwork
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