Senior Estimator - Hydro-Electric

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.
Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.

As a Senior Estimator at Stantec, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and coordinating large multi-discipline infrastructure cost estimates and construction schedules. You will work with a dynamic team of cost estimators, schedulers, and construction engineers in Stantec's estimating group. You will be a productive leader on the team and will be responsible for coordinating teams of discipline estimators, while estimating many project disciplines.
The position will have responsibility to support exciting, complex projects throughout the world ranging from approximately $1 million to $2 billion. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination and development of cost estimates and schedules for design teams at traditional project development milestones.
This role is intended for an experienced estimator with strong expertise in hydroelectric generation, power systems, and electrical infrastructure estimating. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience developing and leading large, multi-discipline cost estimates for hydroelectric generating stations, powerhouse upgrades, substations, switchyards, transmission and distribution infrastructure, protection and control systems, SCADA systems, electrical balance-of-plant systems, and major electrical rehabilitation programs. Experience leading large studies, capital programs, and complex infrastructure portfolios is strongly preferred.

Candidates should be comfortable coordinating estimates across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and construction disciplines. Experience supporting municipal, utility, state/provincial, federal, USACE, Bureau of Reclamation, public power authorities, and other government-funded projects is considered a significant asset.

• Supervise and coordinate the timely and complete development of multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Support and collaborate with other estimators for the development of cost estimates and construction schedules
• Develop detailed estimates for generators, transformers, substations, switch gear, medium- and high-voltage systems, protection and control systems, relay upgrades, SCADA systems, power distribution systems, electrical balance-of-plant infrastructure, transmission interconnections, and related facilities.
• Coordinate the input parameters for cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Validate material takeoffs and construction quantities from drawings.
• Coordinate and compile information from all estimating disciplines into one cost estimate.
• Develop estimate execution plans outlining estimating strategy, scope assumptions, methodologies, staffing requirements, and schedules for major estimating efforts.
• Prepare detailed labor-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.
• Support vendor, supplier, and subcontractor pricing activities, including soliciting, reviewing, and incorporating quotations into comprehensive cost estimates.
• 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.
• Identify, assess, and quantify project risks and opportunities, including potential cost and schedule impacts, and…