Senior Estimator – Mining

Overview

As a Senior Estimator at Stantec you will lead and coordinate capital cost estimates for mining and mineral processing projects, guiding cross-disciplinary teams through multi-phase studies. You will partner with estimators, schedulers, and engineers to deliver robust, defendable estimates for large-scale ventures worldwide. The role blends technical estimation with project leadership, ensuring alignment with design milestones and client expectations. This is a chance to shape cost strategy across open pit, underground, and processing facilities within a globally recognized design firm.

Pay / Benefits

• health, dental, and vision plans
• wellness program
• retirement savings plan
• employee stock purchase program
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off

Responsibilities

• Supervise multi-discipline cost estimates and construction schedules to ensure timely delivery
• Lead mining studies and program-level estimating efforts (PEA, PFS, FS, execution, sustaining capital)
• Develop detailed estimates across mining, process plants, civil, mechanical, electrical, tailings, water management, and site infrastructure
• Coordinate input from estimating disciplines and validate takeoffs/quantities
• Create estimate execution plans including methodology, staffing, and schedules
• Prepare labor plans and basis of estimate deliverables
• Establish site-specific estimating criteria and productivity rates
• Perform quality control of documents and provide design solutions
• Support procurement, change, and claims valuation processes
• Develop constructability reviews and communicate with clients and stakeholders
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and apply best practices to improve estimates

Key requirements

• Extensive cost/estimating and engineering design knowledge
• Experience estimating mining and mineral processing projects (open pit, underground, processing plants, tailings, water management)
• Proven ability to lead large studies and coordinate multiple disciplines
• Multi-discipline estimating experience coordinating civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and other scopes
• Experience with contract methods and database-based estimating platforms
• Proficiency with scheduling software (Primavera P6, MS Project)
• Travel willingness for site work and client interfacing
• Strong client-facing skills and ability to present estimates to teams and clients
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• 10+ years in estimating/construction roles; field/contractor-side or preconstruction experience preferred

• strong leadership and mentoring
• client-facing communication
• collaboration across disciplines
• InEight Estimate
• Sage Timberline Estimating
• On-Screen Take-Off

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