What do cost personnel usually do in the construction unit?

The direct meaning of project cost is the construction price of the project. Three elements of project valuation: quantity, price and cost. Engineering cost in a broad sense includes construction engineering cost (civil engineering and installation specialty), highway engineering cost, water transportation engineering cost, railway engineering cost, water conservancy engineering cost, power engineering cost, communication engineering cost, aerospace engineering cost and so on. Project cost refers to the total cost of a project construction, and its core contents are investment estimation, design estimation, revision estimation, construction drawing budget, project settlement and final accounts of completion. The main task of the project cost is to calculate the direct costs (labor costs, materials and equipment costs, construction equipment use fees), enterprise management fees, measures fees, fees, profits and taxes included in the project according to the drawings, quotas and list specifications.

Personnel engaged in project cost should be familiar with the technical specifications, cost quotas and related construction management systems of various professions, be familiar with the measurement rules of various professions, have strong engineering quantity calculation ability, be able to prepare cost documents at various stages of the project (investment estimation, design estimation, revised estimation, construction drawing budget, tender control price (bill of quantities budget), bid quotation, project settlement and final accounts), be skilled in using cost software and have certain information.

After graduation, students can engage in project cost bidding agency, investment and financing of construction projects and investment control, project cost determination and control, bidding and quotation decision-making, contract management, project budget and final accounts, and projects in engineering consulting companies, construction enterprises (Party B), building decoration engineering companies, engineering construction supervision companies, real estate development enterprises, design institutes, accounting and auditing firms, and infrastructure departments of government institutions (Party A). Graduates of this major are mainly engaged in construction engineering budget and settlement, engineering audit, bidding and quotation in construction enterprises, engineering cost consulting institutions, bidding consulting institutions, construction units, engineering supervision, engineering cost departments and other related units.