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80.00 - 105.00 CAD / Hour
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Job Description:

Ready to make a difference? Join our client as a Cost Estimator Engineer! You'll leverage your engineering expertise to deliver top-notch engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium complexity projects. Your mission: ensure safety, quality, and timeliness, all while staying within budget. Be the driving force behind our success!

Job Responsibility:

  • As an experienced Professional Engineer, prepares the direct and indirect cost estimates for services, labour, 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 company 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 company's employees and consultants

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of engineering degree in the Electrical or Civil disciplines
  • Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC)
  • A minimum Eight (8) years of combined experience in engineering and construction including at least Four (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
  • Demonstrated proficiency as a senior estimator with a solid understanding of estimating principles and practices, including risk, accuracy, Monte Carlo/ValidRisk 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
  • 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

Nice to have:

  • 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
What we offer:
  • Work with a world class organization
  • Excellent employee culture
  • Excellent opportunity for problem-solvers

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 25, 2026

Expiration:
April 12, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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