Senior cost estimator, Randstad

Randstad

Location:
Canada, Vancouver

Category:
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Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

75.00 - 105.00 CAD / Hour

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Job Description:

Ready to make a difference? Join our client as an 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:

Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium complexity and scope assignments for Company's projects and operations
Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks
Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and/or project completion at Company's
Participate in Company's engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at company
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:

A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent
Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or with another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC
Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken
Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards
Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software
Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Bachelor of engineering degree in the Electrical or Civil disciplines
preference will be given to candidates with an electrical engineering background
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 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 a high level of initiative and ability to juggle multiple assignments and competing priorities
Have demonstrated planning, organizational, analytical and problem solving skills and the good judgment to develop innovative estimating and planning techniques and to apply practical knowledge in the analysis and resolution of problems
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

Nice to have:

A Member of AACE International organization and familiar with the AACE’s estimating recommended practices
Experience in preparing substation conceptual layouts (for electrical discipline) based on single line diagrams

What we offer:

Work with a world class organization
Excellent employee culture
Excellent opportunity for problem-solvers

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 03, 2025

Expiration:
May 20, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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