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Trend Engineer

Bechtel Corporation

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Location
Millersport, OH
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Job overview

The Trend Engineer maintains the project trend program, including estimating, analysis, and control activities with significant non-routine requirements. The role prepares cost studies, reviews cost trends, and develops and implements project requirements for cost control and forward-looking analysis. The project is a 1.3 GW power generation facility under construction in Millersport, Ohio, adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cost Estimation, requiredCost Control, requiredCost Analysis, requiredCost Trend Estimation, requiredOral Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredFinancial Reporting Systems, requiredController Account Codes, requiredController Instructions, requiredEngineering Processes, requiredProcurement Processes, requiredContracting Processes, requiredConstruction Processes, requiredStartup Processes, requiredStatistical Analysis, requiredCost Studies, requiredInnovative Thinking, requiredApplying New Techniques, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience, required8+ Years Relevant Experience, required12+ Years Relevant Work Experience, required

Full job description

Requisition ID: 301020

  • Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family

  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project

  • Work Location: Millersport, OH

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .

Project Overview:

The project is a 1.3 GW simple-cycle power generation facility located in Millersport, Ohio, being constructed adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus. The facility includes multiple power generation technologies consisting of Solar Titan 130 gas turbines, Siemens SGT800 gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), substations, and associated balance of plant infrastructure. The scope includes major civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, underground utility, control systems, and commissioning works required to support phased energization and turnover of the facility. Construction will be executed through a combination of direct hire and subcontracted labor supported by modularization, pre-assembly, offsite warehousing, and advanced work packaging methodologies.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the trend program including estimating, analysis and control activities with significant non-routine requirements. You will prepare cost studies, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control and forward-looking analysis.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Collaborates with project stakeholders across engineering, supply chain, and construction to identify and analyze cost trends for management attention

  • Prepares cost estimates using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons

  • Performs generally non-routine cost estimating, analysis, and control activities

  • Coordinates the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports

  • Coordinates the development and accuracy of cost reports

  • Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency

  • Prepares specific budgets in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures

  • Investigates the requirements for estimating and/or cost control data

  • Collects and classifies cost data for use in forward-looking trend analysis

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience in executing, monitoring, and evaluating cost engineering activities, including cost estimation, cost control, and cost analysis

  • Experience performing cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs

  • Outstanding oral and written communication skills

  • Thorough knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, as well as a solid understanding of relevant Controller instructions that affect Project Controls

  • Demonstrated knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracting, construction, and startup processes, in accordance with Bechtel's operational standards

  • Experience with preparation of cost studies utilizing historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons

  • Demonstrate innovative thinking and application of new techniques to meet specific needs, as required

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]

How this job compares

Set against the 3,009 open Project Controls jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Ohio median$90–154K/yr43 salary ranges
  • US median$35–46/hr81 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 83 open Project Controls jobs in Ohio and 3,009 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Project Controls postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,792 postings).
Education
733 of the 3,009 open Project Controls jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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