Job Description:
Title: Senior Estimator
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Type: Permanent - Full Time
Pay: CAD $125,000 - 165,000/yr
Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.
AI: Artificial intelligence tools are used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.
Insight Global is seeking a Senior Estimator with a passion for collaborative delivery models to join a leading construction team. You’ll be at the heart of collaborative, multi-stakeholder projects, delivering cost certainty and value from project conception through to construction start on site.
Project Sectors: Municipal Infrastructure (Water, Wastewater, Bridges, etc.)
The successful candidate will bring extensive general contracting estimating experience and a strong background in municipal infrastructure, ideally including water, wastewater, bridges, and related heavy civil projects. This individual will be responsible for developing comprehensive cost estimates, supporting collaborative project delivery models, leading estimating discussions, and working closely with operations, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, and clients to establish cost certainty and identify value throughout pre-construction.
Key Responsibilities
- Effectively determine the bid strategies be successful
- Prepare and coordinate full-cost estimates for all project phases, concept to tender, with a focus on collaborative methodology
- Lead estimating workshops to align costs with project goals and foster transparent decision-making
- Perform detailed material, labour, equipment, and subcontractor take-offs
- Establish and maintain unit costs, labour rates, escalation, and contingency allowances
- Solicit competitive bids, negotiate with subcontractors/suppliers, and conduct value-engineering reviews
- Provide constructability advice during pre-construction, coordinating with operations teams on procurement, schedule, and logistics
- Track estimated vs. actual costs, report variances, and support lessons learned for continuous improvement
- Build and maintain exceptionally strong relationships with subtrades, consultants, suppliers, and all of our valued clients
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- 10 or more years of experience in commercial construction estimating
- Minimum of 5 years of experience estimating for a general contractor, not a self-performing developer
- ICI, residential, recreational, and healthcare experience
- Able to clearly present complex cost data and influence decisions
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in construction/engineering or an appropriate field
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and process discipline; advanced Excel and cost-estimating software proficiency
- Organized & Detail-Oriented: Thrives under tight deadlines while balancing multiple priorities
- Analytical & Technically Strong: Proficient in reading drawings/specs and in cost modelling
- Collaborative: Excels in consensus-building within diverse project teams
- Communicative: Confident in presenting and defending cost recommendations
- Industry-Savvy: Understands market conditions, supply chains, and sector-specific complexities
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Direct estimating experience on water or wastewater treatment projects.
- Experience estimating bridge or other major municipal infrastructure projects.
- Experience working within collaborative delivery models.
- Experience participating in value engineering and constructability reviews.
- Strong network and familiarity with the Alberta subcontractor and supplier market.
- Experience supporting projects from early-stage conceptual estimating through final tender and construction execution.
