Construction/Engineer Audit Associate HPM

The construction/engineering associate is responsible for evaluation and auditing of capital construction projects and producing high-quality, client-ready work products. Provide construction engineering audit services on new and existing assignments as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including, but not limited to, preparing work papers, drafting client deliverables, and working within established time. This role is part time and may require travel up to 10% of the time.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducts or assists with basic to moderately complex construction audit projects under supervision of audit management.
• Ensure job cost is charged in accordance with contract documents with special focus on: Burden Rates, Insurance (General Liability, Workers' Comp, Subguard, etc), Equipment Rental, and Unallowable overhead charges
• Analyze owner and subcontractor change orders
• Prepare audit findings report for audit management
• Review subcontracts for pricing and reasonableness
• Scrutinize pay applications for proper backup and appropriateness

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, Business, or other closely related field required.
• 3-5 years of experience in Construction audit, project controls or estimating experience preferably in the A/C/E industry preferred.

• Internal Audit and/or Supplier Contract Compliance Audit Experience a plus.
• Strong Data Skills/Aptitude required. Intermediate to advanced experience using Excel and/or Access to effectively manipulate multiple large data sets to provide necessary analytical results for evaluation.
• Background in understanding and assessing operational processes and internal controls, including identifying breakdown and opportunities, and defining practical recommendations for improvement.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, including such concepts as cost accounting and allocations, overhead, manufacturing costs, general ledger, and financial statements.
• Has financial business acumen, with exposure to payroll; insurance; benefits; internal controls; common business practices and contract language.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills. Experience with business report writing.
• Procurement and/or contracts experience a plus.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with extensive public contact and frequent interruptions.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight 50 lbs; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

EOE - Vets/Disabilities

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