Project Estimator – Oil and Gas

Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for a Project Estimator in the Oil and Gas industry in Calgary, Alberta. The Project Estimating Lead plays a key role in delivering accurate and strategic capital cost estimates for projects from initial concept through execution. This position provides estimating leadership across a diverse project portfolio, ensuring cost estimates are thoroughly validated, benchmarked, risk‑assessed, and aligned with industry best practices.

$90.00 - $100.00 hourly (1 year contract). Solid potential for conversion to permanent employee. 4 days onsite in Corporate office. Opportunity to work with a major North American energy infrastructure company.

Responsibilities

- Lead the development and governance of Class VI–III capital cost estimates, ensuring consistent methodologies, estimate quality, resource oversight, and standardized estimating practices across the project portfolio.
- Develop and maintain detailed project cost estimates by analyzing scope and engineering deliverables, performing quantity take-offs, validating contractor inputs, documenting estimate bases, and clearly defining all assumptions, exclusions, risks, and cost components.
- Develop and maintain cost benchmarks and estimating intelligence by analyzing historical project data, market conditions, pricing trends, and key cost drivers to improve estimate accuracy and identify optimization opportunities.
- Lead estimate risk and opportunity assessments by evaluating uncertainties, market conditions, and execution risks, while supporting contingency development, value engineering,



constructability reviews, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Coordinate tendering and procurement activities by managing bid packages, evaluating contractor and vendor proposals, reviewing quotations for competitiveness, and supporting commercial assessments and sourcing strategies.
- Support project development and capital planning activities by preparing business cases and approval submissions, updating estimates as scope evolves, contributing to stage-gate reviews, and presenting cost recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Drive continuous improvement of estimating practices by enhancing standards, procedures, tools, and templates, conducting estimate quality reviews, implementing industry best practices, and strengthening organizational estimating capabilities.

Successful candidates will have:
- Bachelor's degree in: Engineering/Construction Management/Quantity Surveying/Project Management/Business or related discipline
- Professional Certifications (Preferred) – AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP) / AACE Certified Estimating Professional (CEP) / PMP Certification
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation considered an asset.
- 10+ years of project estimating experience with 5+ years leading estimates for major capital projects.
- Experience across project development and execution phases (i.e., Stage 1 to stage 4).
- Experience in energy, midstream, oil & gas, utilities, and petrochemical.
- Experience managing contractor-generated estimates and estimate validations.
- Well versed with EcoSys, Microsoft Excel (Advanced) and Power BI.

📌 Project Estimator - Lead (Calgary)
🏢 Agilus Work Solutions
📍 Calgary