Engineer / Construction Cost Estimator – Mine Closure & Reclamation

About the role

Support mine closure planning and construction cost estimating projects for operating, development, and legacy mine sites.

Responsibilities

• Prepare construction and reclamation cost estimates for financial assurance, permitting, feasibility studies, asset retirement obligations, and life-of-mine planning.
• Develop quantity take-offs from engineering drawings, Civil 3D models, GIS data, technical reports, and site information.
• Develop unit rates using contractor pricing, equipment productivity, vendor quotations, historical cost data, and industry cost databases.
• Prepare bases of estimate and document estimate assumptions, methodologies, construction approaches, pricing sources, and estimate risks.
• Support mine closure planning, reclamation engineering, and heavy civil construction evaluations.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams of civil, mining, geotechnical, hydrotechnical, environmental, and geochemical professionals.
• Prepare technical reports, memoranda, proposals, and presentations.
• Manage assigned work within established project budgets and schedules.
• Participate in site visits and client meetings as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline; or equivalent experience as a construction cost estimator.
• Approximately five or more years of relevant professional experience (less may be considered based on experience).
• Experience with engineering design, heavy civil construction, construction estimating, or mine engineering.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, earthworks, equipment productivity, logistics, and unit-rate development.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, grading plans, specifications, and technical reports.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or active progression toward professional licensure (e.g., FE exam passed/Engineering Intern certification), is preferred.
• Ability to travel to mine sites as required.

Skills

• Mine closure, reclamation, or financial assurance cost estimating.
• Mining or heavy civil consulting experience.
• Civil 3D, GIS, or quantity takeoff software.
• CostMine, RSMeans, HeavyBid, SRCE, or similar estimating software.
• Familiarity with AACE estimating practices and estimate classifications.
• Project management and client interaction.

Benefits

• An attractive compensation package.
• Diversity of projects and clients within a non-hierarchical consultancy environment.
• Opportunity to purchase shares in the company; the SRK Group is an independent group, owned by its employees.

Preferred locations: Eagle River, Alaska; Reno or Elko, Nevada. Remote work arrangements may be considered for highly qualified candidates.