Senior Estimator – Hydro Mechanical

Overview

As a Senior Estimator at Stantec, you will lead multi-discipline cost estimation and scheduling for large infrastructure projects worldwide. You’ll supervise teams of estimators and coordinate inputs across civil, mechanical, electrical, and other disciplines. Projects range from $1 million to $2 billion, with emphasis on hydropower, water treatment, and related facilities. You’ll apply your estimating expertise to shape competitive, defensible cost bases while guiding project teams to successful outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• health, dental, and vision plans
• wellness program
• retirement savings plan
• employee stock purchase program
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off

Responsibilities

• Supervise the development of multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules
• Coordinate inputs from estimating disciplines and validate takeoffs from drawings
• Develop detailed estimates for water treatment, hydropower, pipelines, dams, and related infrastructure
• Prepare estimate execution plans and labor-work plans
• Coordinate vendor/supplier pricing and support procurement and change management
• Interface with management and clients to ensure estimate defensibility and scope alignment
• Identify risks and opportunities and contribute to cost/schedule risk analyses
• Lead constructability reviews and share design ideas to improve estimates

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering or related field) with 10+ years in estimating/construction
• Experience estimating hydropower, water/wastewater, and heavy mechanical infrastructure
• Proficiency with estimating platforms (InEight Estimate, Sage Timberline, On-Screen Take-Off, MCASES MII, IPE, HCSS)
• Scheduling software experience (Primavera P6, MS Project)
• Ability to coordinate across disciplines and manage multidisciplinary teams
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills

• leadership
• collaboration
• problem solving
• Hydropower and water infrastructure estimating
• Cost estimating for water treatment plants, pump stations, dams, pipelines
• Constructability reviews

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