[Hiring] Engineer / Construction Cost Estimator @SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.

Role Description

The successful candidate will support mine closure planning and construction cost estimating projects for operating, development, and legacy mine sites.

• Preparing construction and reclamation cost estimates for financial assurance, permitting, feasibility studies, asset retirement obligations, and life-of-mine planning.
• Developing quantity take-offs from engineering drawings, Civil 3D models, GIS data, technical reports, and site information.
• Developing unit rates using contractor pricing, equipment productivity, vendor quotations, historical cost data, and industry cost databases.
• Preparing bases of estimate and documenting estimate assumptions, methodologies, construction approaches, pricing sources, and estimate risks.
• Supporting mine closure planning, reclamation engineering, and heavy civil construction evaluations.
• Working with multidisciplinary teams of civil, mining, geotechnical, hydrotechnical, environmental, and geochemical professionals.
• Preparing technical reports, memoranda, proposals, and presentations.
• Managing assigned work within established project budgets and schedules.
• Participating in site visits and client meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline; or equivalent experience as a construction cost estimator.
• Approximately five or more years of relevant professional experience (less may be considered based on experience).
• Experience with engineering design, heavy civil construction, construction estimating, or mine engineering.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, earthworks, equipment productivity, logistics, and unit-rate development.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, grading plans, specifications, and technical reports.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or active progression toward professional licensure (e.g., FE exam passed/Engineering Intern certification), is preferred.
• Ability to travel to mine sites as needed.

Requirements

• Mine closure, reclamation, or financial assurance cost estimating.
• Mining or heavy civil consulting experience.
• Civil 3D, GIS, or quantity takeoff software.
• CostMine, RSMeans, HeavyBid, SRCE, or similar estimating software.
• Familiarity with AACE estimating practices and estimate classifications.
• Project management and client interaction.

Benefits

• An attractive compensation package.
• Diversity of projects and clients within a non-hierarchical consultancy environment.
• Opportunity to purchase shares in the company; the SRK Group is an independent group, owned by its employees.