Estimator

1 week ago


Saskatoon, Canada John Wood Group Full time

**Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.**

Wood currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Estimator to join their Minerals and Metals Canada team in Saskatoon on a hybrid basis.

**The Role**

Reporting to the Manager of Project Services, this position is located in our Saskatoon, SK office. This role has overall responsibility for directing the estimating effort for large industrial projects from conceptual design through planning and construction. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

**Designing the future, Transforming the world**

Wood is one of Canada’s longest standing engineering firms with roots dating back to 1907 with a presence in Saskatchewan for over 60 years - The Saskatoon office is the Potash Centre of Excellence and leaders in uranium, lithium and other base metals with multi-discipline expertise leading sustaining capital and all phases of projects from concept studies up to large scale EPCM projects.

**Come join the elite Wood team**

**What we can offer**
- Join the Potash Centre of Excellence - working with, learning from and becoming world-class experts
- Grow YOUR career with a team that truly cares about your personal development and advancement.
- Enjoy Hybrid / Flexible working options
- Work on challenging, innovative and sustainable solutions for potash, lithium, uranium and base metal projects
- Collaborate with our national & global mining teams
- Work on projects abroad - we offices are in 30 countries worldwide
- Enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes: progressive matching RRSP’s, medical, dental, parental leave, employee / family assistance / mental wellness programs, among many others)

This position is hybrid, with the expectation of office attendance a minimum of 3 days per week.
- Prepare all levels of capital cost estimates from Order of Magnitude to detail for mining and other heavy industrial projects
- Plan and manage the estimating schedule and process
- Establish estimate methodology
- Define estimate inputs, coordinate and provide direction to all parties responsible for the capital cost estimate
- Obtain quotations from suppliers and subcontractors to support capital cost estimates
- Perform high-level analysis of project quantities and costs for reasonableness
- Understand and direct effort to focus on significant cost drivers
- Anticipate overlaps and gaps in costing and is proactively pursue resolution
- Prepare presentations and present estimates to internal management and client management
- Prepare and maintain appropriate documentation to support estimate preparation and review
- Estimate contingency and escalation using in-house models
- Actively participate in contingency discussions and recommendations
- Establish good working relationships with staff, engineering discipline leads, department and project managers and clients
- Keep stakeholders fully informed of progress and ensure their buy-in to the estimate plan
- Produce capital cost estimates of high quality that are defendable
- A minimum of 10 years experience in estimating and leading capital cost estimates for mining or heavy industrial projects in an EPC/EPCM setting
- Previous lead estimator experience on mining projects and field experience is preferred
- Demonstrated experience with estimating costs for international projects
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with proven capability in delivering presentations to senior management
- Effective organizational skills, strong work ethic and leadership skills
- Demonstrated skill and ability to identify and solve problems in a prompt and decisive manner
- Sound knowledge of construction processes
- Knowledge of the AACEI estimate classifications and guidelines
- An engineering degree or engineering technologist diploma will be considered an asset
- Experience in mining and estimating heavy civil works will be considered to be an asset
- Authorization to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood is required

**Diversity Statement**

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.


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