25 Oct
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Comtech Group
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Toronto
25 Oct
Comtech Group
Toronto
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Comtech Group Inc. (Comtech), part of Accenture, is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing integrated consulting solutions on complex capital projects, including Program and Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Technical Advisory, Construction Management, and Technology Integration Services. Our team thrives on embracing and navigating technical challenges within the Transportation and Infrastructure, Industrial and Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, and Buildings and Facilities markets. Our core focus is supporting project owners through collaborative and integrated partnerships to deliver projects that improve the world around us.
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Location
Toronto, ON CA (Primary)
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Full-time
THE WORK:
You've Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.”
You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built.
At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer and more sustainably.
You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won't be handed a slice of it. We take on whole programs, from early strategy through construction and handover, and we stand behind how they land.
Because “good enough” builds the past. You're here to build what's next
- Plan appropriate means and methods and perform medium complex estimating assignments for capital and professional services projects. Provide support for large or mega complex estimates
- To ensure cost estimating processes are in place, working closely with client and other stakeholders to provide cost estimates against project requirements.
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice, cost estimating vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
- Analyze and identify key areas of improvement and apply cost estimation techniques to drive cost reductions and aid operational processes and efficiency.
- Review, analyze and understand economic trends and consider risks and cost implications.
- Utilize cost methodologies and tools and appropriate software models and packages to prepare and maintain reliable and accurate cost data.
- Ensure appropriate monitoring, reporting systems and procedures are in place to meet objectives
- Develop criteria for the pricing structures and guide to ensure complete and reasonable pricing
- Formulate discipline estimates and cost presentations, comparisons, and reconciliations
- Participate in the preparation of construction cost estimates throughout all phases of the project
- Verify quantity take-offs
- Support the estimating team in maintaining and trending historical cost data
- Analyze cost breakdowns and price schedules submitted by contractors
- Create and implement cost estimation practices, standards, procedures, and tools
- Ensure project estimates and forecasts reflect current and recent market values
- Complete any tasks assigned by Estimation IV or higher in an efficient and timely manner
- Working Conditions
- Office-based
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- Minimum of 10years of consistent cost estimating experience with a strong focus on federal government and infrastructure projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in construction, Engineering, or Architecture required; or any degree with construction/design-related experience.
- Holding recognized P.Eng. licensure or certifications including Certified Engineering Technologist (CET), Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), and Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS)
- Seasoned experience inAT and Station Box Works (advanced SRS undergrounds) and Surface Segment advanced works.
- Ability to understand and accurately interpret systems construction documents (drawings, specifications, contracts/general conditions) at all levels of design.
- Significant experience of cost estimating or finance in Rail and Infrastructure projects, including heavy civil construction.
- Robust IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills. Estimating software skills an asset.
- Demonstrable track record of adding significant value and optimizing costs.
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
- Advanced skills in M
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