Estimating Manager

**Company Description**
Bantrel is proud to be a leading provider of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Construction Management (EPC / EPCM) services in Canada.

For 40 years we have delivered end-to-end solutions for some of Canada’s most challenging and complex energy, mining, infrastructure, and nuclear projects, with an unrelenting focus on safety and quality. Bantrel performs design and procurement services from our primary Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto office locations and delivers construction management and self-perform construction services at various Client sites across Canada.

We operate independently but leverage the global expertise of and provide resources to our affiliate Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest EPC companies in the world, and remain Canadian focused including through our other shareholder, McCaig Investments, a respected local family group of businesses and deep community supporter. Our private ownership provides long-term business planning and strategic decision horizons supported by a strong financial position.

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We are currently seeking an **Estimating Manager** to support our **Mining, Energy, Infrastructure, and Nuclear teams**, based out of **Calgary, AB**. The Estimating Manager will be responsible for overseeing estimating activities within a global business unit. This role provides technical guidance, training, auditing, and staffing support to the Estimating organization. It also offers leadership in setting strategic direction, aligning teams, and motivating staff. The Estimating Manager delivers guidance and training on both project
- and program-level tasks.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Reviews and approves estimate preparation plans and basis.
- Reviews and approves all major estimates. Readily analyzes estimating data and correlates to other projects and Bantrel/Bechtel standards. Responsible for the quality and integrity of estimates produced by the team. Ensures that lessons learned are incorporated into estimates. Audits to ensure the quality of estimating functions.
- May assist in development of Contingency, Risk, and Fee (CRF). Recommends level of contingency and risk required for management decisions.
- Reviews estimate basis and assumptions for completeness and reasonableness.
- Provides direct input to proposals, strategic plans, client presentations, and contract negotiations.
- Participates in proposal budget development to ensure that the estimating deliverables are in accordance with the scope.
- Leads and directs discussions in management reviews. Presents proposal and engineer’s estimates to senior management and clients.
- Participates in quality Audits on projects as required.
- Responsible for performance evaluation process and career counseling for assigned personnel. Participates and recommends potential performance-based compensation during annual review period.
- Provides technical guidance, technical and operational supervision to the Estimating Department.
- Implements estimating training programs which include developing curricula, selecting instructors, teaching, and monitoring effectiveness of programs.
- Provides input to operating plans, department budgets, forecast and other corporate financial reports.

**Qualifications**
- An Engineering Degree, Technical School diploma or equivalent work experience. Continuing self-development in relevant areas relating to Estimating and/or Project Controls Management.
- Demonstrates an ability to interact with corporate management and client on a regular basis.
- More than 12+ years of experience in increasingly more responsible roles within Estimating and/or Project Controls and on projects ranging from small to large. Should have significant exposure to projects considered as mega-projects and with the unique issues associated with that type of project.
- Must be willing and able to work with mínimal supervision on tasks of significant commercial importance to Bantrel.
- Supervisory experience on projects of all sizes combined with the ability to interact with corporate management and client as required.
- Capable of operating with a high degree of latitude, exercising independent judgment within a corporate framework.
- Demonstrated skill in formulating and presenting new concepts for corporate estimating.
- Experience with different methods of estimating to handle Class I-V estimates.

**Additional Information**
We offer a competitive compensation package, a great learning environment, interesting & challenging work and the opportunity for career advancement.
- Immediate access to a comprehensive benefits package that provides extended health, dental, vison, prescription coverage and flexible healthcare and personal spending accounts (_no waiting period)_
- Employer Group RRSP plan with no matching required
- Eligible employees can participate in our Earned Day Off program (EDO) providing alternate Fridays off (_based on annual calendar_)
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