Top skills for Cost Engineer jobs
Based on 120 active Cost Engineer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Cost Engineer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Natural Resources52%
- Business45%
- Procurement45%
- Real Estate45%
- Supply Chain40%
- Accruals40%
- Design36%
- Cost Estimates33%
- Construction30%
- Finance29%
- Recruiting29%
- Scheduling29%
- FIDIC28%
- Manufacturing24%
- Commercial Real Estate22%
- Value Management19%
- Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)18%
- Budgeting17%
- Earned Value Management (EVM)17%
- Work Orders17%
- Accountability16%
- Cash Flow16%
- Oracle16%
- Benchmarking15%
- Construction Projects15%
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