Estimator, Restoration

EllisDon; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

RRSP matching

Full benefits

Professional development

Job summary

EllisDon is seeking a seasoned estimator to deliver high-quality cost estimates for insurance losses, catastrophe recovery, and owner-led capital projects across Western Canada. This role provides estimating leadership on large rebuild programs after fires, floods, and regional disasters, while mentoring junior staff within the PA&M practice.

You will develop scopes, validate pricing for emergency repairs, and collaborate with insurers, engineers, and project teams to ensure accurate, defendable

Qualifications

• 7+ years estimating ICI projects.
• Strong unit-rate, conceptual, and schedule-driven estimating.
• Experience with public-sector/ Owner’s Rep projects.
• Expertise with Xactimate, CostX, Bluebeam, Excel cost models.
• PQ S, GSC, Gold Seal, LEED AP, or RICS preferred.
• Proven ability to lead estimating efforts and communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Passion for bringing structure, value, and leadership to complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality cost estimates across insurance losses, catastrophe recovery, and owner-led capital projects.
• Provide estimating leadership on large-scale rebuild programs after disasters.
• Mentor junior estimators and contribute to the PA&M estimating practice growth.
• Develop scopes of work and validate pricing for emergency repairs, demolition, and restoration.
• Produce detailed take-offs and conceptual estimates using Xactimate, CostX, Bluebeam, and Excel models.
• Collaborate with internal EllisDon groups, insurers, engineers, and contractors to align scope and final costs.
• Maintain regional pricing benchmarks and vendor databases reflecting real-world market conditions.

Skills

Estimating leadership

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring juniors

Cost modeling

Education

PQ S, GSC, Gold Seal, LEED AP, or RICS preferred

Tools

Xactimate

CostX

Bluebeam

Excel-based cost models

Job description

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver high-quality cost estimates across a diverse portfolio of insurance losses, catastrophe recovery, and owner-led capital projects
• Support Owner’s Representative services for clients across Western Canada, ensuring budgets are realistic, defensible, and aligned with market conditions to assist our Project Management Teams
• Provide estimating leadership on large-scale rebuild programs following fires, wildfires, floods, and regional disasters of all nature.
• Assist public and institutional clients in capital planning, feasibility analysis, and procurement strategies
• Develop scopes of work and validate pricing for emergency repairs, demolition, and restoration projects and large complex insurance claims
• Produce detailed take-offs and conceptual estimates using Xactimate, CostX, Bluebeam, and traditional estimating methods
• Prepare cost substantiation for insurance claims — including photo documentation, third-party reports, and material/labour breakdowns
• Collaborate with other internal EllisDon groups, insurers, engineers, legal counsel, and contractors to align scope and final costs
• Mentor junior estimators and contribute to the growth of the PA&M estimating practice
• Collaborate with EllisDon ICI local estimating departments to ensure market values are up to date with market conditions
• Maintain regional pricing benchmarks and vendor databases to ensure estimates reflect real‑world market conditions
• Work closely with EllisDon’s in-house divisions — including PME, ICI, Building Sciences, Civil, and Virtual Design & Construction — to develop integrated solutions
• Work closely with Cost Consultants and Project Managers across Western Canada to support insurance claims and owner’s representative projects.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of experience in estimating ICI projects
• Strong background in unit-rate, conceptual, and schedule-driven estimating
• Experience supporting public-sector clients, institutional owners, or developers as part of Owner’s Rep / Project Management teams
• Expertise with Xactimate, CostX, Bluebeam, and Excel-based cost models
• Professional designations such as PQS, GSC, Gold Seal, LEED AP, or RICS preferred
• Proven ability to lead estimating efforts independently and communicate effectively with internal and external senior stakeholders
• Passion for bringing structure, value, and leadership to complex or time-sensitive projects

Why Join EllisDon Project Advisory & Management?

• Work on nation-shaping projects across Western Canada, from disaster recovery to major institutional developments
• Be part of a fast-growing advisory division that combines construction expertise with strategic consulting
• Access the full depth of EllisDon’s expert divisions to support you in your role
• Contribute to shaping EllisDon’s catastrophe response program
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package, full benefits, RRSP matching, ownership and ongoing professional development

EllisDon is proud to provide this unique career opportunity that provides continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package within an environment that is committed to inclusion and respects diversity.

Go ahead and be yourself. We'll pay you for it!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, race, size, mental or physical status, veteran status, religion, language, political opinion, working-style preference, family status, education, and socio-economic status. The EllisDon core values of Integrity and Mutual Respect welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Mutual Accountability, means that we all have a role to play. As an EllisDon employee, this will ultimately be your commitment to Inclusive Diversity.

Accommodation for Applicants with disabilities will be made during the recruitment process when requested.

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