Senior Estimator – Hydroelectric & Grid Infra

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Estimator to develop, manage, and coordinate large, multi-discipline infrastructure cost estimates and schedules. You will lead discipline estimators across civil, structural, electrical, and construction teams, delivering robust estimates for hydroelectric and power infrastructure globally.

You will coordinate complex studies, review drawings, and drive risk analyses while ensuring defensible estimates and effective client communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Business Management, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the timely and complete development of multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Support and collaborate with other estimators for the development of cost estimates and construction schedules
• Develop detailed estimates for generators, transformers, substations, switchgear, medium- and high-voltage systems, protection and control systems, relay upgrades, SCADA systems, power distribution systems, electrical balance-of-plant infrastructure, transmission interconnections, and related facilities.
• Coordinate the input parameters for cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Validate material takeoffs and construction quantities from drawings.
• Coordinate and compile information from all estimating disciplines into one cost estimate.
• Develop estimate execution plans outlining estimating strategy, scope assumptions, methodologies, staffing requirements, and schedules for major estimating efforts.
• Prepare detailed labor-force work plans for estimating activities.
• Prepare basis of cost estimate report deliverables for the end user.
• Establish site-specific estimating criteria including wage and person-hour productivity rates.
• Perform thorough quality control of construction documents and provide design ideas and solutions.
• Support vendor, supplier, and subcontractor pricing activities, including soliciting, reviewing, and incorporating quotations into comprehensive cost estimates.
• Provide support for procurement, change and claims valuation and negotiations.
• Prepare construction logistics plans.
• Provide innovative solutions for construction, estimating issues and problems.
• Interface with designated management and client counterparts for specific estimating tasks.
• Identify, assess, and quantify project risks and opportunities, including potential cost and schedule impacts, and contribute to formal cost and schedule risk analyses as required.
• Review design documents such as specifications and drawings to identify risks and opportunities related to competitive pricing for key project elements.
• Prepare and coordinate constructability reviews for engineering designs.
• Serve as the primary cost estimating point of contact for clients and external stakeholders, supporting clear communication, alignment on scope, and estimate defensibility throughout project development.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, best practices, and emerging estimating methodologies, applying lessons learned to improve estimate quality, efficiency, and competitiveness

Skills

Cost estimating

Electrical engineering

Hydroelectric generation

Project leadership

Client-facing

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Business Management, or related field

Tools

InEight Estimate

Sage Timberline

On-Screen Take-Off

MCASES MII

IPE

HCSS

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Estimator to develop, manage, and coordinate large, multi-discipline infrastructure cost estimates and schedules. You will lead discipline estimators across civil, structural, electrical, and construction teams, delivering robust estimates for hydroelectric and power infrastructure globally.

You will coordinate complex studies, review drawings, and drive risk analyses while ensuring defensible estimates and effective client communication.