Senior CSA Estimator

We’re in the business of limitless potential. From iconic designs to monumental ground breakings, we believe the best solutions are the product of diverse perspectives.

By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and deliver projects that help them achieve their organization’s objectives. Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors — hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses; infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.

Join an award-winning team of program and project management specialists that are passionate to bring transformational project solutions to life.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an Estimator within our Program Management group with a background in a wide range of sectors including transit, healthcare and nuclear.

This is a key position and requires excellent communication skills and a willingness to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team to successfully deliver major capital projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation and review of all classes of estimates of probable costs at each design milestone on projects across North America.
• Assess merit and cost for project changes and claims and support negotiations.
• Mentor, provide guidance and periodically manage junior and intermediate estimating staff.
• Lead and co-ordinate efforts and compile information from other estimating disciplines.
• Provide innovative solutions to estimating issues and problems.
• Develop, maintain and improve procedures, databases, early phase cost models, templates and tools for cost estimating.
• Establish site specific estimating criteria including wage and person-hour productivity rates.
• Provide input and recommendations for estimating requirements relative to staffing for the full range of estimating activities.
• Perform cost risk assessment and probabilistic simulations to establish project contingency and project reserve.
• Develop cost loading for project schedule.
• Support project procurement.
• Prepare and present project cost reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to and support project pursuits.
• Other estimating and cost management activities as required.