Senior Estimator, Mining

At Stantec, we help deliver the critical minerals needed to power our world, from the cars we drive to the infrastructure powering our communities. And we don’t just design the largest, deepest, and most technically challenging mines in the world—we do it sustainably. We’re helping clients reduce energy usage, adopt clean energy sources, and implement digital solutions and automation. Join our team of mining professionals and you’ll be at the forefront of this evolving industry while building the mine of the future. You’ll also build your own future, with exciting opportunities for development and advancement. Your Opportunity Our Mining, Minerals, and Metals Business Line is currently looking for a Senior Estimator with mining, mine development, and/or construction experience to join our growing team. Stantec takes a measured approach to workplace flexibility and choice for employee’s workplaces. Our goal is to strike the optimal balance between sustaining successful teams, providing flexibility, 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 office in Canada and may require some domestic and possibly international travel. As a Senior Estimator at Stantec, you will be expected to: Manage, coordinate, and develop large multi-disciplinary cost estimates and construction schedules for our clients Coordinate team(s) of discipline estimator(s) and scheduler(s) Be a productive leader on the team, that will mentor and support others with the development of their skills Work with a dynamic team of managers, engineers, purchasers, cost estimators, and schedulers to ensure quality, consistency, and integrity of all estimate/schedule deliverables The position will have responsibility to support exciting, complex projects across the globe ranging from approximately $1 million to $4 billion. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination and development of cost estimates and schedules for clients at traditional project development milestones. Your Key Responsibilities Manage and coordinate the timely and complete development of multidiscipline cost estimates and construction schedules. Support and collaborate with other senior estimators for the development of cost estimates and construction schedules Provide generally non-routine estimating guidance for projects. Coordinate the input parameters for cost estimates and construction schedules. Validate quantity takeoffs and construction quantities from drawings. Coordinate and compile information from all estimating disciplines into one cost estimate. Prepare detailed labour-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. 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. 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. Develop, maintain, and improve procedures and tools for cost estimating. #J-18808-Ljbffr