Full-Time
Cost Engineer
Posted on 8/14/2025
Tutor Perini Corporation
1,001-5,000 employees
Civil, building, and specialty construction contractor
Compensation Overview
$100k - $150k/yr
Newark, NJ, USA
In Person
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- High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or similar from an accredited institution preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in cost engineering, cost analysis, or financial management for construction infrastructure or building projects
- Proficient in cost management software (Procore) and HCSS cost estimating tools and software, including Excel, Primavera P6, or similar platforms
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Experience working with heavy construction projects
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Work with the Project Manager / Team for Input, Monitoring, and Implementation of the JDE Quantity Book
- Work with the Project Team for drafting letters / notices for review in coordination with project day to day demands
- Review all owner notices and properly documents and asses impacts for review with the project team
- Development and management of all contract provisions with subcontractor terms and condition language
- Maintain PCO Tracking and execution of all project change requests from inception to final execution
- Manage subcontract COR process inclusive of all required cost / quantity evaluations, estimating, negotiations & preparation for review by Project Manager & Project Executive
- Manage Subcontractor Payments and required documentation.
- Manage owner change directive process inclusive of all required cost / quantity evaluations, estimating, negotiations & preparation for review by Project Manager & Project Executive
- Claims Cost Report monthly
- Cost Reporting (internal & external) for all Potential Change Orders (PCOs)
Tutor Perini provides civil, building and specialty construction services for private clients and public agencies around the world, handling large, complex projects such as highways, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, hotels and casinos, government facilities, schools and healthcare buildings. Its work is delivered through a family of companies that offers end-to-end construction capabilities, including planning, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection and pneumatically-placed concrete, with in-house project management to control schedule and cost. The company differs from competitors by its long history (since 1894), breadth across civil, building, and specialty trades, and its position as a one-stop shop that manages risk, schedule and delivery for large infrastructure and building projects. Its goal is to complete large, sophisticated infrastructure and building assignments on time and within budget while expanding market leadership in its key sectors.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
1894
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Record $146.9M Q1 2026 cash flow enables debt reduction and $20M buybacks.
- $19.8B backlog supports double-digit revenue growth through 2027.
- Gary Smalley cuts litigation from 50 to dozen cases, boosting margins.
What critics are saying
- $174.6M Philadelphia judgment drains cash within 3-6 months despite appeal.
- Kiewit captures civil megaprojects, eroding Tutor Perini's backlog conversion.
- Ongoing dozen disputes inflate legal costs, delaying Specialty profitability.
What makes Tutor Perini Corporation unique
- Civil segment leads with 14% Q1 2026 growth on higher-margin megaprojects.
- Specialty Contractors surges 24% in Q1 2026, achieving early profitability.
- 1894-founded firm executes complex civil and building projects globally.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Flexible Work Hours
Company News
Tutor Perini shares fell 7.5% despite beating analyst expectations in its fourth-quarter results. The civil construction firm reported earnings of $1.07 per share on sales exceeding $1.5 billion, surpassing forecasts of $0.62 per share on $1.35 billion revenue. The company's fourth-quarter sales surged 41% year over year, whilst full-year revenue reached a record $5.5 billion, up 28%. Free cash flow increased 22% to $567.3 million. Tutor Perini guided 2026 earnings between $4.90 and $5.30 per share, representing 19% growth at the midpoint and exceeding Wall Street's $4.82 estimate. The stock trades at 16.3 times pro forma profits and 7.7 times trailing free cash flow, despite the post-earnings decline.
Tutor Perini, a US construction company, reported record 2025 results with revenue of $5.5 billion, up 28% year-over-year, and operating cash flow of $748.1 million, up 49%. The company swung to income from construction operations of $232.0 million from a loss of $103.8 million in 2024. Diluted earnings per share reached $1.51, compared to a loss of $3.13 in 2024, whilst adjusted EPS was $4.29. The company reduced total debt by $126.8 million, or 24%, during the year, including full payoff of its Term Loan B. Tutor Perini's backlog stood at $20.6 billion as of 31st December 2025, up 10% year-over-year. For 2026, the company expects double-digit revenue growth and adjusted EPS between $4.90 and $5.30.
Tutor Perini, a general contracting company, will report fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow after market close. Analysts expect revenue to grow 26.7% year-on-year, an improvement from the 4.5% increase recorded in the same quarter last year. The company beat revenue expectations last quarter, reporting $1.42 billion in revenues, up 30.7% year-on-year. However, Tutor Perini has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates multiple times over the past two years. Analysts have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days. The company's share price has risen 9.2% over the past month, outperforming the construction and maintenance services segment's average gain of 5.3%. The average analyst price target stands at $91.50, compared to the current share price of $86.61.
Tutor Perini subsidiary stamps $35.8M USACE contract. Tutor Perini Management Services will build a 56,000-square-foot tool and die facility at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middleton. A Tutor Perini subsidiary has stamped out a new contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Tutor Perini Management Services, a unit of the Los Angeles-based contractor, has won a $35.8 million job for the construction of a new tool and die facility at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, Iowa, according to a news release. The facility will encompass approximately 56,000 square feet of industry space. Scope includes: * Site development. * Utilities and infrastructure. * Structural steel and concrete systems. * Architectural finishes. * HVAC and plumping. * Fire protection systems. * Electrical distribution and lighting. * A facility-scale solar photovoltaic system. * Telecommunications and electronic security systems. * Installation of overhead bridge cranes. The project will also relocate equipment from an existing facility and will be designed to meet LEED Silver certification. Tutor Perini's various business units have regularly helped the heavy civil contractor diversify across geographies and different project types. In 2024, the U.S. Air Force tapped Black Construction, the firm's Guam-based subsidiary, for a $74.4 million child development center at Andersen Air Force Base on the island. In September, its Black River Falls, Wisconsin-based subsidiary Lunda Construction landed a $60.2 million dam rehab project from forestry products company Domtar to update a 113-year-old structure in Rothschild, Wisconsin. Work on the Iowa tool and die facility commenced last month. The firm anticipates substantial completion in June 2027.
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