Senior Cost Estimator - Mining & Industrial

AECOM
Victoria
Workplace: HybridFull timeCAD 105,000 - 155,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Planning","Organization","Leadership","Risk assessment","Communication"]

Own cost estimates across the mining project lifecycle for labor, materials, equipment, logistics, contingency, escalation, and risk. Build estimates for mining assets and supporting infrastructure (processing facilities, utilities, civil works, and interfaces) using phase-appropriate methods and estimating tools. Prepare BoEs and takeoffs from engineering deliverables, reconcile with EPC/EPCM benchmarks, lead estimate workshops, and support bid package and stage-gate estimate reviews.

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Senior Cost Estimator - Mining & Industrial

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Job Summary

Own cost estimates across the mining project lifecycle for labor, materials, equipment, logistics, contingency, escalation, and risk. Build estimates for mining assets and supporting infrastructure (processing facilities, utilities, civil works, and interfaces) using phase-appropriate methods and estimating tools. Prepare BoEs and takeoffs from engineering deliverables, reconcile with EPC/EPCM benchmarks, lead estimate workshops, and support bid package and stage-gate estimate reviews.
Location: Victoria
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop cost estimates aligned to mining deliverables, including Basis of Estimate (BoE), estimating plan, assumptions/exclusions, indirect strategy, and contingency methodology.
  • •Prepare phase-specific estimates across conceptual/scoping, pre-feasibility, feasibility, detailed design, and construction/execution.
  • •Perform detailed cost estimating and takeoffs from mining and industrial design deliverables (e.g., PFDs/P&IDs, equipment lists, plot plans, bulk MTOs).
  • •Conduct cost comparison analyses versus contractor/EPC/EPCM and vendor budget pricing, supporting reconciliation and benchmarking.
  • •Identify, evaluate, and quantify risks and opportunities, and support bid package analysis and stage-gate estimate reviews (including estimate reconciliation workshops).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 105,000 - 155,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsurancePaid LeaveDisability InsuranceRetirement SavingsEquityTravel AllowanceEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field plus 8 years of related cost estimating experience (mining/industrial preferred).
  • •Extensive knowledge of cost estimating, construction methodologies, engineering design principles, and applicable industry standards and best practices.
  • •Experience with class estimate frameworks for industrial/mining (e.g., early phase vs. definitive) and documenting assumptions, contingency, and risk.
  • •Strong understanding of construction means, methods, and sequencing for industrial/mining sites, including brownfield constraints and shutdown/turnaround interfaces.
  • •Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, lead, execute, review, and effectively present complex cost estimating assignments and projects.
Experience:8+ yearsMiningIndustrialConstructionEPCEPCM
Education:Bachelor's in engineering
Skills:PlanningOrganizationLeadershipRisk assessmentCommunication
Certifications:AACE CEPRICSASPE
Languages:EnglishFrench
Tech Stack:InEight Cost EstimateHard DollarOn-Screen TakeoffConstructConnectMS ProjectPrimavera

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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