Cost Estimator
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The position will have responsibility to support exciting, complex projects throughout the world ranging from approximately $1 million to $2 billion. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination and development of electrical cost estimates and assist schedulers (as needed) with project development milestones.
Stantec takes a measured approach to workplace flexibility and choice for employee’s workplaces. Our goal is to strike the optimal balance between providing flexibility, sustaining successful teams, and optimizing productivity for the benefit of our employees, projects, and clients. We value a vibrant, healthy, enriching workplace culture that considers employee well-being and work-life balance so our people can bring their best to work every day. This position will have flexibility in working from home or a Stantec US office and may require some domestic and possibly international travel.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate the timely and complete development of electrical cost estimates.
- Provide generally non-routine estimating guidance for projects.
- Coordinate the 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.
- Prepare basis of cost estimate report deliverables for the end user.
- Establish site-specific estimating criteria including wage and person-hour productivity rates.
- Provide innovative solutions for construction, estimating issues and problems.
- Interface with designated management and client counterparts for specific estimating tasks.
- 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.
- Serve as a cost estimating point of contact for internal clients.
- Manage and provide guidance to junior and intermediate estimating staff.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- A Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive electrical estimating experience working with contract values more than $1 Million.
- Strong knowledge of electrical construction methods, materials, and processes.
- Extensive technical knowledge of electrical cost/estimating, engineering design, and construction practice and applicable standards and procedures.
- Knowledge in one or more of the following estimating disciplines: High Voltage, Solar, instrumentation, Process Plants, AACE guidelines. National Electrical Code.
- 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 utilizing MS Project or Primavera P6 schedule software.
- 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.
- Positive attitude with strong relationship building skills.
- Ability work collaboratively with a virtual team to execute project deliverables.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, or related Field Construction Experience is required.
- Minimum ten (10) years of combined experience in an estimating and construction role is required.
Position will primarily work in an office setting; may require some field work.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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