Purpose/Summary:Develops, manages, and/or executes all estimating activities on cost estimates across all project phases-in accordance with company standards and established estimating requirements. The role requires knowledge of, and adherence to, Canadian and USA government guidelines-particularly for infrastructure and ports and marine projects-and strong understanding of home-office services and field construction costs in both urban and rural regions.
Responsibilities:Work independently with the project team to perform one or more of the tasks below:
1. Estimating Framework & Standards
- Support the development and continuous improvement of estimating standards, procedures, and systems for tenders and proposals.
- Provide cost estimating guidance to projects.
- Familiar, experienced and able to advise project teams on, Canadian government estimating requirements applicable to government-funded projects, particularly in the infrastructure and ports and marine sectors.
2. Estimate Planning & Setup
- Ensure preparation and/or supervision of cost estimates in accordance with approved procedures across all project phases.
- Work with the team to define an appropriate Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) aligned with customer and project requirements.
3. Scope Review & Data Preparation
- Review design scope, criteria, and quantities for completeness, and work with project teams to establish additional estimating bases when information is incomplete.
- Support the collection, verification, and integration of all work scope into the cost estimate.
4. Estimate Development & Analysis
- Identify, analyze, and develop innovative solutions to cost estimating challenges.
- Compare and analyze scope, quantities, and cost data across projects; benchmark using previous estimates, actual outcomes, vendor pricing, norms, and industry standards.
- Support the development of future benchmarking and estimating tools.
- Develop escalation models as required and assist in developing owner's costs.
- Identify risks in cost estimates and determine appropriate contingency levels; perform Monte Carlo cost-risk analyses when necessary.
5. Quality Assurance & Review
- Ensure sound quality and compliance of cost estimates with Worley Cost Estimating review procedures at all project stages.
- Participate in establishing pricing structures applied to quantities within estimates.
6. Reporting & Communication
- Prepare and present cost estimating information to management and customers, including developing Basis of Cost Estimate (BOE) reports.
- Prepare cost trend estimates in support of project cost trend programs.
- Provide historical data, benchmarking insights, and expert opinions to other consulting team members.
7. Mentoring
- Mentor and support junior estimators in developing skills related to marine and port-sector estimating.
- Develop junior estimators to independently prepare estimates and broaden their expertise through cross-training.
What you will bring: Technical and Industry Experience: - Minimum 10 years' experience with Civil/Infrastructure/Ports & Marine in Canada.
- Possess valid Canadian Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) license.
- Proficient in Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE) and or Cleopatra as well as Microsoft software.
- Thorough experience in technical, practical and leadership experience in the relevant discipline, including experience in project engineering and management with estimating expertise.
- Additional experience in Civil/Infrastructure/Ports & Marine outside North America.
Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training: - A recognized degree in the relevant discipline or equivalent qualification/experience, ideally in Engineering or Construction Management.
- Postgraduate qualifications in the relevant discipline; management or supervisory. qualifications or equivalent qualification/experience.
Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy. 
