WSP

Senior Estimator

WSP$111K — $147K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project estimating experience in industrial sectors, specifically mining, oil and gas, or power generation.
  • Expertise in developing detailed CAPEX and OPEX estimates with documented assumptions and risk factors.
  • Proficient in advanced Microsoft Excel and familiar with Microsoft Office and Outlook tools.
  • Experience in reviewing engineering specifications and change requests to evaluate cost impacts.
  • Fluency in both English and French to facilitate communication with local and national stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical skills to manage tight deadlines and competing project priorities.
  • Demonstrated ability in mentorship and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of estimating models to enhance cost certainty.
  • Provide detailed estimates of capital and operating expenditures with transparent bases.
  • Assess and advise on scope changes, claims, and risks to safeguard project outcomes.
  • Collaborate effectively with clients and stakeholders on estimate assumptions and contract revisions.
  • Drive cost-efficiency by reviewing designs and offering practical alternatives.
  • Enhance team capabilities by mentoring junior estimators and standardizing tools.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
  • Participation in innovative and transformative projects.
  • Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
  • Engagement in impactful work that contributes to client success.
  • Collaboration within a national team of experts.
Full Job Description
Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

Innovate and Lead

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, collaborating on transformative projects that push the boundaries of what's possible. If you're looking for a challenge that offers both career growth and the chance to make an impact, this is the opportunity for you.

Based in our Laval office and reporting to the Estimating Manager, you will support WSP's national Energy, Resources and Industry Project Controls team as a bilingual Senior Estimator. You will bring strategic cost insight to complex industrial, mining, oil and gas, and power generation projects-from conceptual and feasibility studies through detailed engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, closure, and decommissioning within an engineering, procurement and construction management environment.
YOUR IMPACT
  • Lead the development and refinement of estimating models that strengthen cost certainty and informed decision-making across complex projects.
  • Deliver detailed capital expenditure, operating expenditure, owner-cost, and construction estimates supported by clear, auditable bases of estimate.
  • Assess scope changes, contractor claims, delays, risks, and material requirements to provide timely recommendations and protect project outcomes.
  • Collaborate with clients, contractors, engineering teams, and project stakeholders to resolve estimate assumptions, contract changes, and claims.
  • Drive value through design and specification reviews, benchmarking, and practical alternatives that improve cost-effectiveness without compromising quality.
  • Strengthen estimating capability by mentoring junior estimators and sharing consistent tools, methods, and professional judgement.
THE SKILLS THAT SET YOU APART
  • Extensive project estimating experience on complex industrial, mining, oil and gas, power generation, or comparable capital projects.
  • Advanced ability to develop CAPEX, OPEX, owner-cost, and construction estimates and document assumptions, exclusions, risk factors, and estimate methodology.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative capability, including advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency and practical use of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
  • Experience reviewing engineering data, scopes, specifications, change requests, contractor claims, and benchmark information for completeness and cost impact.
  • Knowledge of ACCE (K-Base) and/or InEight Estimate (Hard Dollar) is an asset.
  • Professional fluency in English and French, supporting frequent collaboration with clients and partners in Quebec and outside the province.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, tight deadlines, ambiguity, and evolving scopes while maintaining accurate, high-quality deliverables.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, support negotiations, communicate complex cost information clearly, and mentor developing estimators.
COMPENSATION
  • AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 - $162,800
  • MB & ON: $112,100 - $154,400
  • NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $111,000 - $147,400

Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.
Turn cost intelligence into project confidence

Bring clarity to complex investments by shaping estimates that guide better decisions, strengthen delivery, and create lasting value for clients.

Make every estimate count.

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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