Accenture Construct - Cost Estimator, COM

Comtech Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct in Toronto seeks an experienced Cost Estimator to lead large-scale capital and professional service estimates. You will work with project managers, engineers and finance to deliver accurate, defendable cost plans for rail, grid, transit and infrastructure programs.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years in cost estimation, a degree in construction/engineering/architecture, and professional licensure or certifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of consistent cost estimating experience on federal government and infrastructure projects.
• Degree in construction/engineering/architecture or related experience.
• Licensure or certification such as P.Eng, CET, AACE, CIQS are highly regarded.
• Experience with rail and major infrastructure cost estimation.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with estimating software.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform medium to mega complex cost estimates for capital and professional services projects.
• Ensure cost estimating processes align with client requirements and government expectations.
• Develop cost estimation best practices, standards, and procedures.
• Analyze cost data and identify improvement opportunities to reduce costs.
• Prepare construction cost estimates across all project phases and verify quantity take-offs.
• Support historical data trending and contractor cost schedule reviews.
• Maintain accurate cost data and provide timely reporting.

Skills

Cost estimating

Federal government projects

Infrastructure projects

P.Eng licensure

AACE certification

CIQS

Excel advanced

Estimating software

Team leadership

IT systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction/engineering/architecture

Tools

CostX

HCSS

Job description

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Comtech Group Inc. (Comtech), part of Accenture, is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing integrated consulting solutions on complex capital projects, including Program and Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Technical Advisory, Construction Management, and Technology Integration Services. Our team thrives on embracing and navigating technical challenges within the Transportation and Infrastructure, Industrial and Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, and Buildings and Facilities markets. Our core focus is supporting project owners through collaborative and integrated partnerships to deliver projects that improve the world around us.

Job Title

Location

Toronto, ON CA (Primary)

Category

Job Type

Full-time

THE WORK:

You've Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.”

You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built.

At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer and more sustainably.

You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won't be handed a slice of it. We take on whole programs, from early strategy through construction and handover, and we stand behind how they land.

Because “good enough” builds the past. You're here to build what's next

• Plan appropriate means and methods and perform medium complex estimating assignments for capital and professional services projects. Provide support for large or mega complex estimates
• To ensure cost estimating processes are in place, working closely with client and other stakeholders to provide cost estimates against project requirements.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice, cost estimating vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Analyze and identify key areas of improvement and apply cost estimation techniques to drive cost reductions and aid operational processes and efficiency.
• Review, analyze and understand economic trends and consider risks and cost implications.
• Utilize cost methodologies and tools and appropriate software models and packages to prepare and maintain reliable and accurate cost data.
• Ensure appropriate monitoring, reporting systems and procedures are in place to meet objectives
• Develop criteria for the pricing structures and guide to ensure complete and reasonable pricing
• Formulate discipline estimates and cost presentations, comparisons, and reconciliations
• Participate in the preparation of construction cost estimates throughout all phases of the project
• Verify quantity take-offs
• Support the estimating team in maintaining and trending historical cost data
• Analyze cost breakdowns and price schedules submitted by contractors
• Create and implement cost estimation practices, standards, procedures, and tools
• Ensure project estimates and forecasts reflect current and recent market values
• Complete any tasks assigned by Estimation IV or higher in an efficient and timely manner
• Working Conditions
  • Office-based

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Minimum of 10years of consistent cost estimating experience with a strong focus on federal government and infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction, Engineering, or Architecture required; or any degree with construction/design-related experience.
• Holding recognized P.Eng. licensure or certifications including Certified Engineering Technologist (CET), Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), and Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS)
• Seasoned experience inAT and Station Box Works (advanced SRS undergrounds) and Surface Segment advanced works.
• Ability to understand and accurately interpret systems construction documents (drawings, specifications, contracts/general conditions) at all levels of design.
• Significant experience of cost estimating or finance in Rail and Infrastructure projects, including heavy civil construction.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills. Estimating software skills an asset.
• Demonstrable track record of adding significant value and optimizing costs.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Expert understanding of general estimating systems (CostX, HCSS, etc.)
• Expert estimating skills and knowledge of the estimating elements such as bidding, budgeting, project life cycle, cash flows, forecasting, cost control baseline, and project versus product cost
• Proficient in general Estimating concepts and practices
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
• Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
• Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
• Strong supervision, delegation, and capacity development abilities
• Effectively lead a small estimating team
• Competent to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
• Demonstrated resource management skills with a focus on availability, limits, constraints, and allocation
• Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
• Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
• Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
• Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
• Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

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WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water. If it's complex and it matters, it's on our list.
• You own the outcome. Not a workstream. Not a deliverable. Whether the program lands.
• AI that shows up on site. Program control that predicts instead of records. You'll use it, and you'll help shape it.
• Scale without the distance. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, on a team small enough that people know your name.
• Serious investment in you. Leadership development, technical upskilling and certification support.
• Work that outlasts you. People will use what you build for forty years without knowing your name. That's the point.
• Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

The data centers behind AI. The grid behind the energy transition. The rail, water and airports everything else runs on.

We plan them, engineer them, deliver them and hand them over — and unlike most of this market, we're on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects Inc. (Accenture I&CP), formerly Comtech Group Inc., now a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with local legislative requirements. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify the People and Culture Team by emailing [e-mail]. Accenture I&CP offers our employees a competitive compensation package with comprehensive employee benefits, and an inclusive environment that fosters teamwork & entrepreneurial spirit. Accenture I&CP is an equal opportunity employer.

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Why Choose a Career with Accenture I&CP?

From working on challenging, world-class projects to professional development support and high-quality standards, there are many reasons to join Accenture I&CP.