Job Description

Our client, one of the largest electrical energy suppliers in Canada, has an immediate need for a Senior Cost Estimator Engineer. This is a contract position for one (1) year located in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Description

The Senior Cost Estimator Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

Role Accountabilities:

• Prepares the direct and indirect cost estimates for services, labor, materials and equipment, and the high level schedules for 69kV - 500kV transmission line (overhead, submarine and underground cable) and substation projects during Planning, Identification, Definition and Implementation Phases.
• Gathers information on project scope of work and contracting plans and assists in the establishment of the project work breakdown structure in preparation for estimating.
• Develops and manages the estimating work package or activities for the project, reviews the work packages of others for completeness vs the project scope before incorporating in the project estimate.
• Communicates with, and reviews the work and progress of assigned staff, consultants and contractors and completed works to ensure accuracy, achievement of required results and adherence to accepted engineering practice and procedures, and with the project work breakdown structure.
• Prepares information to support regulatory processes
• Prepares for, coordinates, conducts or presents estimates at management review meetings or at meetings addressing issues related to the estimate/schedule in a project.
• Reviews final estimate package and ensure it meets all the requirements and comments from reviewers prior to final approvals/acceptance of the estimate.
• Provides input to and review of contract specifications and tender packages for bid-ability assessment, and to the contract schedule of payments
• Analyze and report various attributes such as contractor progress, contract variance and complex change requests from vendors, and overall analysis to support the estimating process or overall project performance.
• Supervises, coaches and mentors other staff in the department, which may include both employees and consultants.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of combined experience in engineering and construction
• 4+ years related experience in heavy industrial projects estimating and scheduling working on varied complex utility contracts projects up to or in excess of $100 million in total project value (experience should be primarily in the area of estimating rather than project control).
• Must have demonstrated experience doing Cost Estimating for Transmission & Substation.
• Bachelor of engineering degree in the Electrical or Civil disciplines; preference will be given to candidates with an electrical engineering background
• A P.Eng is a mandatory requirement as this person is required to sign estimates and occasionally, seal on behalf of company
• Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards
• Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software
• Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated proficiency as a senior estimator with a solid understanding of estimating principles and practices, including risk, accuracy, Monte Carlo simulations, market and industry conditions.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with multi-discipline engineering design (electrical, protection and control, civil, geotechnical, etc.)
• Working knowledge of project management principles
• Knowledge of, and experience with estimating and scheduling software and proficiency with MS Office (including MS Word, Excel, & PowerPoint), and ability to develop and work with computer models.
• Well-developed and highly proficient English verbal and written communications skills,.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Have demonstrated planning, organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
• Valid Class-5, or equivalent, driver\'s license, and able and willing to travel and occasionally work at remote B.C. locations, and as a condition of employment maintain your Class 5 Drivers license in Good Standing
• Experience in preparing substation conceptual layouts (for electrical discipline) based on single line diagrams.
• A Member of AACE International organization and familiar with the AACE\'s estimating recommended practices is preferred

Additional Information:

• The resource will need to work onsite under hybrid model (3 days per week) at Edmonds Office.

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