Senior Estimator

About the role

As a Senior Estimator at Stantec, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and coordinating large multi-discipline heavy infrastructure cost estimates and construction schedules. You will work with a dynamic team of cost estimators, schedulers, and construction engineers in Stantec's estimating group.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the timely and complete development of multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Support and collaborate with other estimators for the development of cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Coverage of input parameters for cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Validate material takeoffs and construction quantities from drawings.
• Coordinate and compile information from all estimating disciplines into one cost estimate.
• Develop estimate execution plans outlining estimating strategy, scope assumptions, methodologies, staffing requirements, and schedules for major estimating efforts.
• Prepare detailed labor-force work plans for estimating activities.
• Prepare basis of cost estimate report deliverables for the end user.
• Establish site-specific estimating criteria including wage and person-hour productivity rates.
• Perform thorough quality control of construction documents and provide design ideas and solutions.
• Support vendor, supplier, and subcontractor pricing activities, including soliciting, reviewing, and incorporating quotations into comprehensive cost estimates.
• Provide support for procurement, change and claims valuation and negotiations.
• Prepare construction logistics plans.
• Provide innovative solutions for construction, estimating issues and problems.
• Interface with designated management and client counterparts for specific estimating tasks.
• Identify, assess, and quantify project risks and opportunities, including potential cost and schedule impacts, and contribute to formal cost and schedule risk analyses as required.
• Review design documents such as specifications and drawings to identify risks and opportunities related to competitive pricing for key project elements.
• Prepare and coordinate constructability reviews for engineering designs.
• Support the primary cost estimating point of contact for clients and external stakeholders, supporting clear communication, alignment on scope, and estimate defensibility throughout project development.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, best practices, and emerging estimating methodologies, applying lessons learned to improve estimate quality, efficiency, and competitiveness.

Requirements

• Extensive technical knowledge of cost/estimating, construction practice, and engineering design, and applicable standards and procedures.
• Experience with major public infrastructure programs. Estimating expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: mass earthwork, deep foundation systems, waterfront structures, bulkheads, bridges or other large scale heavy civil work.
• Advanced understanding of different contract methods and how they apply to estimating.
• Experience with Sage Timberline Estimating, On-Screen Take-Off, MCASES MII, IPE, HCSS or other databased estimating platforms.
• Experience with one or more scheduling software (Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Ability to travel for site reconnaissance and interfacing with clients and stakeholders (domestic and some international travel may be periodically required).
• Experience working with other discipline estimators to develop a comprehensive project estimate.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present cost estimating projects.
• Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgement, creativity, and innovation.
• Ability to guide and mentor estimating team members in engineering and construction based estimating techniques and methodologies.
• Positive attitude with strong relationship building skills.
• Strong client-facing skills, with experience serving as the primary estimating interface for internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Business Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of combined experience in an estimating and construction role.
• Field experience on major infrastructure or waterfront construction projects.

Skills

• Technical knowledge of cost/estimating, construction practice, and engineering design, and applicable standards and procedures.
• Experience with major public infrastructure programs.
• Estimating expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: mass earthwork, deep foundation systems, waterfront structures, bulkheads, bridges or other large scale heavy civil work.
• Advanced understanding of different contract methods and how they apply to estimating.
• Experience with Sage Timberline Estimating, On-Screen Take-Off, MCASES MII, IPE, HCSS or other databased estimating platforms.
• Experience with one or more scheduling software (Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Ability to travel for site reconnaissance and interfacing with clients and stakeholders (domestic and some international travel may be periodically required).
• Experience working with other discipline estimators to develop a comprehensive project estimate.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present cost estimating projects.
• Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgement, creativity, and innovation.
• Ability to guide and mentor estimating team members in engineering and construction based estimating techniques and methodologies.
• Positive attitude with strong relationship building skills.
• Strong client-facing skills, with experience serving as the primary estimating interface for internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• A wellness program.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.

Pay

Pay range: $101,100.00 - $151,700.00 Annually.

Schedule

Full time.

Application Instructions

Not applicable.