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Senior Estimator - Structural

Stantec

Burnaby, British Columbia

Senior Estimator - Structural

Stantec

Burnaby, British Columbia
 
Salary: Information not available
 
At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us. Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future. Your Opportunity As a Senior Estimator at Stantec, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and coordinating cost estimates for building and facility projects.  You will work with a dynamic team of cost estimators, schedulers, and construction engineers in Stantec's estimating group. You will be a productive leader on the team and will be responsible for coordinating teams of discipline estimators, while estimating many project disciplines.   The position will have responsibility to support exciting, complex projects throughout the world ranging from approximately $1 million to $2 billion, including commercial, institutional, industrial, process-support, operations, maintenance, administrative, laboratory, warehouse, and infrastructure-adjacent facilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination and development of cost estimates and schedules for design teams at traditional project development milestones. This role is intended for an experienced estimator with strong building and facility estimating experience, including architectural systems, structural steel and concrete, foundations, building envelope, interiors/finishes, and related multi-discipline coordination. Experience estimating industrial, commercial, institutional, operations, process-support, or infrastructure-adjacent buildings is strongly preferred. Multi-discipline estimating capability is a significant plus.    Stantec takes a measured approach to workplace flexibility and choice for employee’s workplaces. Our goal is to strike the optimal balance between providing flexibility, sustaining successful teams and optimizing productivity for the benefit of our employees, projects, and clients. We value a vibrant, healthy, enriching workplace culture that considers employee well-being and work-life balance so our people can bring their best to work every day. This position will have flexibility in working from home or a Stantec US or Canadian office and may require some domestic and possibly international travel. Your Key Responsibilities - Supervise and coordinate the timely and complete development of multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules. - Develop detailed estimates for architectural systems, building envelope, 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 Your Capabilities and Credentials - Extensive technical knowledge of cost/estimating, construction practice, and engineering design, and applicable standards and procedures - Experienced in estimating buildings and facilities, including one or more of the following: commercial buildings, industrial facilities, operations and maintenance buildings, process-support buildings, warehouses, laboratories, administrative facilities, institutional buildings, or infrastructure-adjacent facilities.  - Strong estimating expertise in architectural and/or structural scopes such as structural steel, reinforced concrete, foundations, masonry, building envelope, roofing, glazing, interior partitions, finishes, doors/hardware, and specialty building components.  - Multi-discipline estimating experience is strongly preferred, including the ability to coordinate civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and specialty scopes into a comprehensive project estimate.  - Advanced understanding of different contract methods and how they apply to estimating. - Experience with InEight Estimate, Sage Timberline Estimating, On-Screen Take-Off, MCASES MII, IPE, HCSS or other databased estimating platforms. - Experience with one or more scheduling software (Primavera P6, MS Project) - Ability to travel for site reconnaissance and interfacing with clients and stakeholders (domestic and some international travel may be periodically required). - Experience working with other discipline estimators to develop a comprehensive project estimate. - Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present cost estimating projects. - Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgement, creativity, and innovation. - Ability to guide and mentor team members in engineering and construction based estimating techniques and methodologies. - Positive attitude with strong relationship building skills. - Strong client‑facing skills, with experience serving as the primary estimating interface for internal and external stakeholders.   Education and Experience - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Operations Management, Business 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.  Typical office environment working with computers. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.   This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.   Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.  #FeelingEnergized  Same Posting Description for Internal and External Candidates **Pay Range:** • Locations Outside of Lower Mainland - BC & Various locations in Ontario-$105,400.00 - $158,100.00 Annually • Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$111,700.00 - $167,600.00 Annually **Pay Transparency:** In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. **Benefits Summary:** Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off. Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements. **Primary Location:** Canada | AB | Edmonton **Other Locations:** Canada | BC | Burnaby **Organization:** 1554 E&R-CA Delivery Center-Edmonton AB **Employee Status:** Regular **Business Justification:** New Position **Travel:** Yes **Schedule:** Full time **Job Posting:** 03/08/2026 04:08:25 **Req ID:** 1007005 \#additional

  

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About Stantec

Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind.

 We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. This allows us to assess what's needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision what's never been considered, to bring together diverse perspectives so we can collaborate toward a shared success.

At Stantec, we pride ourselves on our commitment to building communities. As an extension of that commitment, we believe that our nation is our community—and Veterans and their families are an important part of that community. We are committed to welcoming members of the Veteran’s and military communities into our workforce, and we are dedicated to growing our work for defense communities in Canada, the US, and abroad.

We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

We believe in the long-term success of military-connected individuals, and we hope you will join us in your next career move.