Cost Engineer – Gateway

Arcadis

Cost Engineer at Arcadis managing costs for the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project to ensure financial accuracy and compliance. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on major infrastructure development.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeNewark • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Verify contractor invoices for accuracy and compliance.
Track and analyze project costs, comparing budgeted costs to actual expenditures and earned values.
Generate detailed monthly reports for upper management and stakeholders, highlighting cost variances, performance indices, and forecasts.
Use tools like Power BI and Excel to visualize data and ensure that it accurately reflects the project's financial health.
Input and manage cost-related data in PMIS platforms like E-builder, Unifier, or Kahua.
Maintain data accuracy and consistency across systems, understanding system structures, workflows, and data dependencies.
Oversee data imports and exports between PMIS and other data management tools like Access and Excel.
Work closely with project managers to establish and manage the project budget, tracking expenditures and adjusting forecasts as needed.
Monitor budget trends and analyze expenditures against the forecast to identify potential risks or opportunities.
Act as the primary point of contact for cost-related inquiries, ensuring clear and concise communication with various project stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
Minimum of 10 years of experience managing cost on large-scale infrastructure and transit projects
Experience with Kahua, Sage, Unifier and E-builder

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
EAP
401K
STD
LTD
AD&D
life insurance
paid parental leave
reward & recognition program
optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
adoption assistance
tuition reimbursement
nine paid holidays
20 days PTO that accrue per year.

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost managementdata analysisbudget trackingfinancial reportingdata visualizationdata accuracydata managementrisk analysisforecasting

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationattention to detailproblem-solving