Junior Cost Estimator

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Cost Estimator to join their Decommissioning and Remediation Team. In this role, you will support cost estimating for various long-term projects, create detailed breakdown documents, and maintain a cost-estimating database. You will collaborate with project teams to ensure accurate cost information is integrated into budgets and schedules. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative projects in a supportive and inclusive environment, where your skills will help shape the future of nuclear science and technology. Join a team committed to advancing sustainable solutions for a cleaner world.

Benefits

Paid time off

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Graduation in construction, mechanical, electrical, or civil engineering preferred.
• Experience in decommissioning and environmental restoration is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support various types of cost estimates for decommissioning and remediation projects.
• Create detailed quantity surveys and maintain cost-estimating databases.
• Provide cost information for project budgets, schedules, and cash flows.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of project management software

Ability to read construction drawings

Strategic thinking

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Graduation from a community college in construction or engineering

Enrolled in a professional certification program

Tools

Primavera P6

Timberline

Power BI

InEight

Job description

Do you enjoy cost estimating and ensuring projects stay on track with their schedules and budgets? Do you have experience gathering data to forecast costs-to-complete and contribute to long-term project budget management? Would you like to join our Decommissioning and Remediation Team as a Junior Cost Estimator to help manage the costs of various long-term projects? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Supporting various types of cost estimates (program, feasibility, pre-design, and final estimates as well as major change order estimates for decommissioning, environmental remediation, property restoration, and facility operations).
• Creating cost breakdown documents and detailed quantity surveys from analysis of technical scope, contract drawings, and/or specifications.
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of a cost-estimating database and tools to capture project history.
• Preparing basis of estimate documentation for inclusion into reports.
• Facilitating workshops and training sessions to develop a common understanding and knowledge of cost-estimating processes, procedures, software, and tools.
• Maintaining comprehensive and current construction/decommissioning cost data based on historical costs, market research, and indices.
• Providing cost information to the Project Teams for inclusion into budgets, schedules, and cash flows.
• Interacting with Project Control Coordinators, Project Managers, Leaders, Project Engineers, Contract Administrators and Decommissioning Project Staff, external agencies, consultants, and suppliers to obtain facts and cost information pertinent to the performance of the estimating work.
• Reviewing and commenting on third-party cost estimates to ensure accuracy, comprehensiveness, and consistency with estimating guidelines and procedures.
• Assessing and evaluating the estimating process, procedures, and tools and making recommendations for improvement.
• Providing cost estimating guidance during all phases of the project and construction/deconstruction work.
• Making presentations to project teams on estimating procedures, tools, and techniques.
• Maintaining files and records of work.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Graduation from a community college, preferably related to construction, mechanical, electrical or civil engineering disciplines or a certified trade.
  • Enrolled in a professional certification or accreditation program with the Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors, American Association of Cost Engineers or American Society of Professional Estimators is preferred.
• Experience
  • Experience in projects related to decommissioning, facility construction/deconstruction, and environmental restoration would be advantageous.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Excellent communication, (oral and written) skills.
  • Good organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Computer literate with good knowledge and understanding of computer-based project management and/or estimating software such as Primavera P6 or Timberline, electronic spreadsheets, cost database management, and other related computer applications such as Power BI and InEight.
  • Good judgment and initiative in collecting, integrating, and analyzing information.
  • Ability to think strategically and understand project scope.
  • Ability to work under pressure of deadlines.
  • A good understanding of the estimate requirements for each class of estimate.
  • Must be able to read and understand construction drawings and contract documents.
  • Good knowledge of construction practices and mechanical, electrical, architectural, or structural design.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Working Conditions:

• Some travel may be required and at times work may be subject to tight time deadlines.

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package:

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support;
• and a pension!

Location:

CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on-site vs. working from home.

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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