Duration: One year with potential extensionRate: $120/hrIntroduction Brunel is seeking a Project Estimating Lead to lead the development, validation, and management of capital cost estimates throughout the project lifecycle, from concept selection and business case development through detailed engineering and execution. The role provides estimating leadership across a portfolio of projects, ensuring estimates are accurate, benchmarked, risk-adjusted, and aligned with industry best practices.

The Project Estimating

Lead serves as our clietns subject matter expert for project estimating methodologies, cost benchmarking, estimating tools, and estimate assurance processes. The position works closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Finance, and external contractors to support investment decisions and successful project delivery. Lead the development of conceptual, screening, Class VI through Class III cost estimates for capital projects.

Manage and mentor estimating professionals and contract estimators. Provide estimating governance and quality assurance across the project portfolio. Engineering, tagged Equipment, Bulk materials, Fabrication, Construction labor, Subcontracts, Indirect costs, Owner's costs, Escalation, and Contingency Review engineering deliverables and project scope documents to develop estimated quantities and manhours.

Perform quantity take-offs and validate contractor submissions. Ensure all assumptions, exclusions, and risks are clearly defined. Develop and maintain historical cost databases and benchmarking metrics.

Analyze market trends, labor rates, productivity factors, commodity pricing, and contractor pricing strategies. Develop cost benchmarking ratios and estimate performance metrics. Leverage lessons learned from completed projects to improve future estimate accuracy.

Risk & Chance Management Lead estimate risk assessments and contingency development. Identify estimating uncertainties, execution risks,



and market impacts. Support probabilistic estimating, Monte Carlo analysis, and confidence level assessments where applicable.

Support value engineering and constructability reviews. Review contractor and vendor quotations for completeness and competitiveness. Evaluate subcontractor and supplier proposals. Participate in bid evaluations and commercial assessments.

Project Development Support

Support business case development, AFEs, and capital approval submissions. Support project stage-gate reviews. Provide estimate updates as the project scope matures. Support project scheduling, forecasting, and capital planning activities.

Present estimate findings and recommendations to project sponsors and senior leadership. Improve estimating tools and digital solutions. Implement industry best practices from AACE International and major capital project organizations.

Conduct estimate audits and estimate quality reviews. QualificationsEducation Bachelor's degree in: Construction Management Quantity Surveying Project Management designation considered an asset. 10+ years of project estimating experience. ~5+ years leading estimates for major capital projects. ~ Experience across project development and execution phases (i.Stage 1 to stage 4) ~ Experience in energy, midstream, oil & gas, utilities, and petrochemical. ~ Experience managing contractor-generated estimates and estimate validations.

Technical Skills

Quantity takeoffs and productivity analysis. Benchmarking and market intelligence. Contingency analysis.

Software Microsoft

Excel (Advanced) Power BI Coaching and mentoring Ability to challenge assumptions using data-driven analysis. Brunel provides the global recruitment and workforce services you need to lead your industry. With 50 years of market experience in Renewable Energy, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Mining and Infrastructure, we help you finish major projects safely, compliantly, on-time, within budget and at the highest quality, so you can keep growing – anywhere in the world. #

📌 Project Estimating Lead (Calgary)
🏢 Brunel
📍 Calgary