Senior Specialist Estimating

Overview  Founded in 2002, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit organization tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s intermediate- and high- level radioactive waste, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come.
The NWMO has been guided for more than 20 years by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers and Indigenous Knowledge Holders who are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. In 2024, the NWMO selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the hosts for the site for a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel.
This decision means our office and staff will, in the future, be relocating to Ignace, Ont., and the deep geological repository will be situated in the area near Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace. Infrastructure planning and development are underway to support this transition and ensure that both the community and our employees are well served and supported, now and in the future.
Role   Senior Specialist - Estimating
Fulltime – One (1) Position Available

Position Location:

Toronto Head Office – 22 St. Clair Avenue East;
OR Ignace, Ontario – 304 Main Street

Job Summary  Reporting to the Director, Business Planning & Enterprise Risk Management, the Senior Specialist – Estimating is responsible for supporting the development of the long-term lifecycle costs for radioactive waste streams produced and for identifying cost implications for dealing with those waste streams. The position will establish and maintain lifecycle estimates for all NWMO waste management programs and support the implementation of life cycle plans across the organization.

The role will also involve the analysis of financial performance against the life cycle estimate, supporting cost management strategies, and delivering business reporting to key stakeholders. This position will have a matrix reporting relationship with our engineering team.
Responsibilities   Provide expert cost estimating inputs, advice and lead the escalation & scaling of existing estimates cross functionally. Compare and evaluate long-term estimates prepared at different points in time. Analyze and explain variances for cost escalations work timing, volumes, and waste streams.
Prepare estimates of probable costs of materials, labour and equipment for construction projects based on contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings, and specifications.
Liaise, consult, and communicate with engineers; architects, owners, contractors, sub-contractors, and prepare economic feasibility studies on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
Manage cost estimate inputs; obtain, manage, document and archive input data including Single Points of Contact (SPOC) input, escalation rates, labour rates and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Advise and provide guidance to management on estimate SPOCs in accordance with the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) best practice.
Provide data analysis and reporting, including the extraction and collation of data from various sources, creation of templates to solicit estimate input from SPOC and the modification of data in estimating software.
Coordinate the mapping of existing work breakdown structure data to the business to produce Work Element Definition Sheet (WEDS) and performing cost estimate validation.
Support the development of the annual business plan to ensure both strategic and quantitative consistency with the long-term strategy is detailed in the life cycle estimate.
Benchmark components of the existing estimate where applicable. Review and assess engineering and construction cost estimates submitted by others.
Compile cost estimate reports and summarize data for internal and external stakeholders. Co-ordinate periodic reviews of existing estimate components and assumptions.
Develop and maintain a milestone schedule for production and publication of the life cycle estimate. Assist with the development and implementation of all governance related to the life cycle estimate.
Work cross-functionally to oversee and conduct due…