Cost Engineer

Role Name: Cost Engineer
Client Name: Apex Systems/ Exxon Mobil
5 Days per week on-site in Spring, TX
12 Month Contract, Can Be Extended, Can Lead to FTE

Job Summary:
The Cost Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) in unconventional oil and gas
completions cost details.  He/she will be responsible for establishing and implementing annual
budget / quarterly outlook / ad hoc scenario guidance, provide support and consultation to
execution team, and perform cost and budgetary analysis, among other functions.  This person
must be a self-starter and should have excellent communication and organizational skills, team-
building know-how and project execution experience utilizing project controls and budgetary
systems.

Job Duties:
 Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and capital forecast
 Develop financial models and analyze them to support strategic initiatives
 Provide leadership and strategic thinking to projects including planning, cost estimating,
contracting and tracking
 Support Execution Planning & Performance and Well Delivery and Well Servicing teams and
with data-driven analysis
 Manage capital cost forecasting and AFE creation software (PLEX), owning standard
configurations and item rates
 Prepare regular reports on an annual/quarterly/monthly/weekly basis or as needed
 Present Capital Projects monthly / quarterly financial reports
 Analyze the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), relating to budget / outlook vs
actuals
 Monitor KPIs and identify the cause of any unexpected variances
 Dive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter expert to provide additional
insight
 Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions
 Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate cost allocation, tracking
of capital expenditures, and compliance with financial reporting requirements.
 Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional
teams at all levels of the organization
 Performs other/additional duties as assigned by Supervisor

Qualifications:
 Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field required
 Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a technical engineering role supporting stim and
post-stim operations
 Experience in unconventional oil and gas field execution (drilling, completions, operations,
or facilities) required.
 Excellent communication, leadership, organization, planning, and supervision skills
 Solid understanding of project management principles, cost control techniques, and
financial analysis
 Knowledge of PLEX or other industry-standard cost engineering software, such as Oracle
Primavera Unifier, P6 or similar cost management tools.  Familiarity with financial systems
and tools (e.g., ERP systems, financial modeling software, WellView / Siteview) and ability to
integrate financial data with engineering and operational data.
 Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management
levels
 Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities
while maintaining a view of the big picture
 Ability to comfortably work on several projects at once
 Ability to motivate and leverage resources to provide appropriate support for multiple
projects
 Ability to work and lead different groups to work together as a team
 Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
 Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Spotfire, Power BI, or similar platforms, with
the ability to create visually compelling and interactive dashboards preferred.