Senior Cost Estimator – Mining & Industrial Projects

AECOM; Victoria; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM's Mining Team Canada is seeking a Senior Cost Estimator to lead cost estimation across mining and industrial projects. You will develop estimates for labor, materials, equipment, and logistics throughout the project lifecycle, including BoE, contingency, and risk assessment.

The ideal candidate will coordinate with project managers and discipline leads to align CAPEX/OPEX budgets with execution plans, leveraging industry tools and data to support decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 8+ years cost estimating experience, mining/industrial preferred.
• Strong knowledge of estimating methods, contingency, risk, and basis of estimate.
• Experience with class estimate frameworks and documenting assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Develops mining project cost estimates across lifecycle with BoE, estimating plan, assumptions/exclusions, contingency.
• Performs cost comparison analyses with EPCM/vendor pricing and supports benchmarking.
• Maintains cost databases and mining-specific estimating tools for unit costs and productivity factors.
• Leads reconciliation workshops with project team and supports stage-gate reviews.

Skills

Cost estimating

Mining/industrial

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

InEight Cost Estimate

Hard Dollar

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Job description

AECOM's Mining Team Canada is seeking a Senior Cost Estimator to lead cost estimation across mining and industrial projects. You will develop estimates for labor, materials, equipment, and logistics throughout the project lifecycle, including BoE, contingency, and risk assessment.

The ideal candidate will coordinate with project managers and discipline leads to align CAPEX/OPEX budgets with execution plans, leveraging industry tools and data to support decision-making.