Product Cost Specialist

Summary

Join Rondo Energy, a company dedicated to reducing global CO2 emissions, as a Product Cost Specialist. You will play a crucial role in refining cost estimation systems, identifying cost optimization opportunities, and collaborating with stakeholders to develop accurate product cost projections. This position requires expertise in industrial systems cost estimation, knowledge of relevant software, and strong cross-functional team collaboration skills. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, flexible time off, a 401(k) plan, and more. The position is fully remote with frequent travel to the Alameda HQ and project sites. This is an opportunity to contribute significantly to a sustainable future.

Requirements

• Ability to understand industrial scale civil, mechanical and electrical systems and estimate costs associated with their design, procurement and construction
• SME Knowledge of common industrial equipment / projects, including but not limited to: electrical systems, controls, wires, blowers, pumps, pipes, insulation, industrial buildings, HRSGs
• Knowledge of cost estimating systems or software
• Good understanding of typical work breakdown structures and industry rules of thumb / benchmarks
• Strong ability to work in cross functional teams and manage stakeholders across multiple functions
• Comfort with uncertainty and ability to come up with high-level estimates and support them through research, expert validation and iterative problem solving
• Ability to draw meaningful conclusions from multiple sources of inputs

Responsibilities

• Cost estimation oversight for Rondo’s global product line
• Build & refine systems for documenting estimates of Rondo’s product costs
• Manage cost-estimate inputs from multiple stakeholders including supply chain, project development, project delivery and finance
• Make recommendations and action programs to reduce product cost uncertainty and improve estimates
• Collaborate to characterize the cost reduction potential of product cost ideas / programs
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to identify potential areas for cost reduction, identify success requirements, lead the process of estimating program impacts
• Develop perspectives on the impact & cost implications of field-to-factory initiatives, identify, estimate and design potential paths to achieve initiatives
• Prepare scopes of work for sub-contractors to validate cost estimates, cost reduction programs and cost documentation systems
• Manage sub-contractors throughout assigned projects and communicate findings with internal stakeholders
• Conduct site visits to Rondo project sites, suppliers or potential customers
• Distribute and communicate of cost estimates across the organization
• Assist in building project proposals, identifying risk & uncertainty requirements and scaling estimates effectively to achieve business objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across different teams i.e., cost estimation, supply chain, project development/delivery
• Experience in battery-related projects with strong understand of customer and delivery requirements

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical Benefits
• Dental & Vision Benefits
• Life Insurance and ADD
• Up to 12 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December
• Flexible time off policy
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Catered lunches on-site
• Rondo HQ is close to Oakland airport - one block from the Bay - and has stunning Bay views
• An opportunity to make a huge positive impact on the planet