Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Estimation Manager (Transmission & Distribution), COM

Accenture; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Estimator to oversee major Transmission & Distribution projects. This role involves developing and approving estimate plans, managing project budgets, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have over 14 years of experience in project estimating, with a strong focus on utilities, and will be adept at risk management and cost analysis. Join a dynamic team where your expertise can significantly impact project success and client satisfaction, all within a collaborative and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in project estimating for Transmission & Distribution.
• Expertise in cost analysis, pricing, and contingency analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and approve estimate plans and budgets for utilities projects.
• Monitor estimating staff performance and manage project delivery.

Skills

Estimating Core Processes

Cost Analysis

Contingency Analysis

Microsoft Office

General Estimating Systems

Bilingual (English and French)

Problem-Solving

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field

Tools

CostX

HCSS

Job description

Internal Title: Estimating IV

Develop and approve estimate plans, budgets, and schedules for major Transmission & Distribution and Utilities projects.

Maintain the overall requirements of the estimate and anticipate overlaps and gaps in costing specific to utilities and transmission projects.

Outline the human and material resources required to successfully execute estimating services for Transmission & Distribution projects.

Manage and control the delivery of estimated project work per the project plan, ensuring alignment with industry standards for utilities.

Monitor estimating staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to scope, schedule, budget, and deadlines.

Identify estimating risks, participate in risk discussions, and implement mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and recommendations tailored to utilities projects.

Track, monitor, and report performance against project requirements, addressing issues with corrective actions as appropriate.

Evaluate estimating effectiveness by consulting with clients and project staff, ensuring alignment with Transmission & Distribution project goals.

Provide expert guidance and review all estimates and studies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Optimize estimating data, basis, and assumptions for completeness and reasonableness, correlating to other projects and standards within the utilities sector.

Perform high-level confirmation of developed quantities and review criteria for pricing structures to ensure complete and reasonable pricing.

Approve discipline estimates and study presentations, comparisons, and reconciliations for Transmission & Distribution projects.

Revalidate the estimate plan as required and manage changes to base estimates generated by both internal and external sources, including vendor-driven changes.

Contribute to the identification of scope deviations and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into estimates.

Recommend and approve contingency and escalation rates to be presented to the project team.

Analyze the complete Request for Proposal (RFP) and incorporate commercial terms and conditions (tax and currency exchange, etc.).

Liaise with client personnel to gain an understanding of specialized aspects of estimating methodologies for utilities projects.

Keep stakeholders informed of progress and ensure their buy-in to developing estimates for acceptance.

Formulate and deliver progress reports, proposals, and presentations to various audiences, including the project team, client executives, and key stakeholders.

Clarify internal quality control checks and participate in quality issue resolution.

Define success criteria for estimating services and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program lifecycle.

Recommend and manage project and program expectations for estimating services while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders.

Complete any tasks assigned by senior leadership efficiently and timely.

Working Conditions

• Office-based environment (client site)

Experience:

• Minimum of 14 years of experience in large or complex project estimating, with a focus on Transmission & Distribution and Utilities

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Licenses OR Certifications:

• Holding recognized PEng. licensure or certifications including Certified Engineering Technologist (CET), Certified Estimating Professional (CEP), Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (CEP-AACE)

Skills and Competencies:

• Bilingual in English and French would be preferred
• Strong understanding of estimating core processes and procedures within the Transmission & Distribution and Utilities sectors
• Demonstrated skill in performing all levels and types of estimating, quantification, pricing, cost analysis, escalation, and contingency analysis
• Proven technical excellence with the ability to inspire confidence in the integrity of the estimate
• Extensive knowledge of engineering performance, manual labor performance, equipment production, and derivation of manual and non-manual wage or salary rates
• Expert capability to understand current industry and technical developments, bond and insurance terminology and pricing, currency exchange impacts, and hedging arrangements
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office and proficiency in general estimating systems (e.g., CostX, HCSS)
• Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
• Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
• Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrated experience in 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
• Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
• Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
• Capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
• Competent to understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
• Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
• Proven success in providing leadership for project teams by building and motivating them to meet project goals and adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones