Senior Cost Advisor, Quantity Surveyor at Stantec

Toronto, Ontario, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Oct, 26

Salary

153900.0

Posted On

10 Jul, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cost Estimating, Quantity Surveying, Quantity Take-offs, Bill of Materials, Cost Risk Assessment, Probabilistic Simulations, Project Procurement, Cost Reporting, WBS Development, Sage Estimating, MS Office, Civil Infrastructure Costing, Contract Management, AACE Guidelines, CIQS Guidelines, Project Scheduling

Industry

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Description

When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects.  Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community. We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life. Your Opportunity Stantec is seeking a Senior Cost Advisor, Quantity Surveyor with a strong base in Civil, Structural, Architectural, within our Program Management group with a background in a wide range of sectors including transit, healthcare and nuclear. This is a key position and requires excellent communication skills and a willingness to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team to successfully deliver major capital projects. Your Key Responsibilities * Strong knowledge of costing large civil infrastructure & buildings projects. * Responsible for the preparation of detailed quantity take-offs and bill of materials * Responsible for the preparation and review of all classes of estimates of probable costs at each design milestone on projects across North America. * Assess merit and cost for project changes and claims and support negotiations. * Coordinate efforts and compile information from other estimating disciplines. * Provide innovative solutions to estimating issues and problems. * Develop, maintain and improve procedures, databases, early phase cost models, templates and tools for cost estimating. * Establish site specific estimating criteria including wage and person-hour productivity rates. * Provide input and recommendations for estimating requirements relative to staffing for the full range of estimating activities. * Perform cost risk assessment and probabilistic simulations to establish project contingency and project reserve. * Develop cost loading for project schedule. * Support project procurement. * Prepare and present project cost reports to internal and external stakeholders. * Contribute to and support project pursuits. * Other estimating and cost management activities as required. 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.

Responsibilities

Responsible for preparing detailed quantity take-offs, bill of materials, and cost estimates for large civil infrastructure and building projects across North America. The role involves performing cost risk assessments, managing project changes and claims, and presenting cost reports to stakeholders.