Career opportunity
Cost Engineer, Heavy Civil / Highway
Posted: October 13, 2026
Location: Virginia, with some regional travel
Industry: Heavy Civil / Highway / Bridge / Utility Construction
An established self perform heavy civil contractor is hiring a Cost Engineer to run the money side of its roadway, highway and utility work out of its Virginia office. This is a strong opportunity for a cost engineer, project controls engineer, contract administrator or construction accountant with contractor side experience who wants a seat that reports straight to the president and actually shapes how the jobs make money. You'll review and code invoices, own cost reporting, review contracts before they go out and write change orders on DOT roadway and utility projects across the Mid-Atlantic. Virginia locals are great, and candidates ready to relocate are welcome.
What You'll Be Responsible For
Review, code and approve vendor and subcontractor invoices against contracts, POs and job cost codes
Build and maintain monthly cost reports for each project and flag variances early
Track committed costs, cost to complete and forecasts with the project managers
Review contracts, subcontracts and purchase orders before they go out
Write, price and track change orders from start to closeout
Support pay applications and monthly billing so the company gets paid on time
Work directly with the president on job cost, cash flow and margin
Keep cost codes and job cost data clean in the accounting system
Travel to the company's other regional office from time to time
Help tighten project controls processes as the company grows
What We're Looking For
3+ years in cost engineering, project controls, contract administration or construction accounting on the contractor side
Hands on invoice review, job cost coding and cost reporting
Experience writing and pricing change orders
Comfortable reading contracts and subcontracts and spotting the risk
Heavy civil, highway, site or utility work strongly preferred
Strong Excel; Vista, Viewpoint, HCSS HeavyJob or similar is a plus
Degree in construction management, engineering, accounting or finance is a plus
Valid driver's license; based in or willing to relocate to Virginia
Why This Role Is Worth a Conversation
Reports directly to the president: no layers, real influence on the business
Full medical, dental, vision and life insurance
401(k) with company match
Company paid short and long term disability, plus FSA
Paid time off, paid holidays and a floating personal day
Bonus opportunity
Established self perform contractor with a long funded backlog of roadway, highway and utility work across the Mid-Atlantic
A seat that grows with the company as it adds work
Heavy civil work on the kind of projects that build a career
Industry: Heavy Civil / Highway / Bridge / Utility Construction
An established self perform heavy civil contractor is hiring a Cost Engineer to run the money side of its roadway, highway and utility work out of its Virginia office. This is a strong opportunity for a cost engineer, project controls engineer, contract administrator or construction accountant with contractor side experience who wants a seat that reports straight to the president and actually shapes how the jobs make money. You'll review and code invoices, own cost reporting, review contracts before they go out and write change orders on DOT roadway and utility projects across the Mid-Atlantic. Virginia locals are great, and candidates ready to relocate are welcome.
What You'll Be Responsible For
Review, code and approve vendor and subcontractor invoices against contracts, POs and job cost codes
Build and maintain monthly cost reports for each project and flag variances early
Track committed costs, cost to complete and forecasts with the project managers
Review contracts, subcontracts and purchase orders before they go out
Write, price and track change orders from start to closeout
Support pay applications and monthly billing so the company gets paid on time
Work directly with the president on job cost, cash flow and margin
Keep cost codes and job cost data clean in the accounting system
Travel to the company's other regional office from time to time
Help tighten project controls processes as the company grows
What We're Looking For
3+ years in cost engineering, project controls, contract administration or construction accounting on the contractor side
Hands on invoice review, job cost coding and cost reporting
Experience writing and pricing change orders
Comfortable reading contracts and subcontracts and spotting the risk
Heavy civil, highway, site or utility work strongly preferred
Strong Excel; Vista, Viewpoint, HCSS HeavyJob or similar is a plus
Degree in construction management, engineering, accounting or finance is a plus
Valid driver's license; based in or willing to relocate to Virginia
Why This Role Is Worth a Conversation
Reports directly to the president: no layers, real influence on the business
Full medical, dental, vision and life insurance
401(k) with company match
Company paid short and long term disability, plus FSA
Paid time off, paid holidays and a floating personal day
Bonus opportunity
Established self perform contractor with a long funded backlog of roadway, highway and utility work across the Mid-Atlantic
A seat that grows with the company as it adds work
Heavy civil work on the kind of projects that build a career