Senior Cost Estimator – Transmission & Substation
- Pay rate: $100.00 – $112.00/hour (based on experience)
- Contract Length: 1 year
- Location: Burnaby; The resource will need to work onsite under hybrid model (3 days per week) at Edmonds.
Raise is currently hiring a Senior Cost Estimator – Transmission & Substation team member on behalf of our client, one of the largest electrical energy suppliers in Canada. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Note: The primary pay rate is based on the rate for an incorporated contractor who owns their own business. However, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in a T4 arrangement, where applicable.
Job Overview
The Senior Cost Estimator – Transmission & Substation 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.
Responsibilities:
- 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 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 employees and consultants.
Qualifications:
- 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. This experience should be primarily in the area of estimating rather than project control. Preferably this experience is for power utility transmission lines (overhead & underground) and substation related projects.
- 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)
- Demonstrated proficiency as a senior estimator with a solid understanding of estimating principles and practices, including risk, accuracy, Monte Carlo/ValidRisk 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
- 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)
Additional Requirements:
- At the beginning it will be more days onsite (Edmonds) for training purposes. The manager is open to considering candidates from other provinces who can meet these requirements – he is flexible if the resource works out well to consider different work arrangements such as working remotely from other provinces for 2 weeks, onsite in BC for 2 weeks. There will always be some onsite requirements.
- 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
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