Senior Estimator: Remote, Global Infrastructure

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) plan

Flexible work options

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Estimator to develop, manage, and coordinate large multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules for heavy infrastructure projects. You will lead teams of discipline estimators and coordinate input across estimation disciplines, ensuring accurate, defensible estimates and well-planned execution strategies.

The role supports projects from $1 million to $2 billion and may involve domestic and international travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Business Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of combined experience in an estimating and construction role.
• Field experience on major infrastructure or waterfront construction projects.

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.
• 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

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Leadership/mentoring

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Sage Timberline Estimating

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 cost estimates and construction schedules for heavy infrastructure projects. You will lead teams of discipline estimators and coordinate input across estimation disciplines, ensuring accurate, defensible estimates and well-planned execution strategies.

The role supports projects from $1 million to $2 billion and may involve domestic and international travel.