Senior Estimator — Multidiscipline, Global Projects

Stantec; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 91,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Estimator in the United States (IL, Chicago) to lead the development of cost estimates and project schedules across multiple disciplines for building and facility projects, ranging from $1M to $2B. You will coordinate discipline estimators, drive estimating plans, and ensure quality control while interfacing with clients and management.

The role supports domestic, and possibly international travel, with workplace flexibility between home, Stantec US or Canadian

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of combined experience in an estimating and construction role.
• Field experience, contractor-side estimating experience, preconstruction experience, or design-phase estimating experience on building or facility projects is strongly preferred.
• Professional certifications such as AACE, RICS, ASPE, PMI, DBIA, or related construction/estimating credentials are considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the timely and complete development of multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Develop detailed estimates for architectural systems, buildingenvelope, interiors, finishes, doors/hardware, specialties, vertical circulation, structural steel, concrete, foundations, and related building components.
• Support and collaborate with other estimators for the development of cost estimates and construction schedules
• 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 leadership

Multi-discipline coordination

Client-facing

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

10+ years estimating experience

Tools

InEight Estimate

Sage Timberline Estimating

On-Screen Take-Off

MCASES MII

IPE

HCSS

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Estimator in the United States (IL, Chicago) to lead the development of cost estimates and project schedules across multiple disciplines for building and facility projects, ranging from $1M to $2B. You will coordinate discipline estimators, drive estimating plans, and ensure quality control while interfacing with clients and management.

The role supports domestic, and possibly international travel, with workplace flexibility between home, Stantec US or Canadian