Senior Mining Cost Estimator — Hybrid (Canada)

AECOM (New); Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 105,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Cost Estimator for its Mining and Industrial projects team in Canada. The role involves developing comprehensive cost estimates across project lifecycles, including labor, materials, equipment, contingency, and risk for mining assets and related infrastructure.

Responsibilities include preparing BOEs, attending reconciliation workshops, and supporting CAPEX/OPEX budgeting. Strong estimating skills, multidisciplinary knowledge, and experience with industry tools are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; 8+ years cost estimating experience (mining/industrial preferred)
• Extensive cost estimating knowledge, construction methodologies, design principles, standards and practices
• Experience with class estimate frameworks and documenting assumptions/contingency/risk
• Understanding of construction means and sequencing for industrial/mining sites
• Ability to lead, present, and coordinate complex estimating assignments

Responsibilities

• Develops estimates aligned to mining industry deliverables including BoE, plan, assumptions, exclusions, contingency methodology
• Provide estimates for project phases from Concept to Construction
• Prepare detailed cost estimates using industry-accepted methods (factored, unit-rate, first-principles)
• Specialize in disciplines like civil/earthworks, structural, mechanical, electrical, piping, process equipment
• Prepare/assist in order-of-magnitude, preliminary, definitive, and change estimates
• Take-offs for materials, equipment, labor from design deliverables
• Apply indirect and execution assumptions relevant to mining environments
• Perform cost comparison analyses and support benchmarking
• Collaborate with PMs and leads to evaluate CAPEX/OPEX budgets
• Maintain cost databases and estimating tools
• Lead estimate reconciliation workshops and risk assessments
• Prepare bid packages and subcontractor bid analyses for mining/industrial scopes
• Communicate with estimators and delivery teams

Skills

French language ability

Fluent communication in English

Project estimation

Cost estimating knowledge

Reading engineering drawings/ RFPs

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

InEight Cost Estimate

Hard Dollar

On-Screen Takeoff/ ConstructConnect

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Cost Estimator for its Mining and Industrial projects team in Canada. The role involves developing comprehensive cost estimates across project lifecycles, including labor, materials, equipment, contingency, and risk for mining assets and related infrastructure.

Responsibilities include preparing BOEs, attending reconciliation workshops, and supporting CAPEX/OPEX budgeting. Strong estimating skills, multidisciplinary knowledge, and experience with industry tools are