Description

We are representing a client in the search for a Senior Estimator to take on a key role in cost planning and proposal development across large-scale mining projects. This position will focus on preparing accurate budgets, detailed take-offs, and conceptual cost models in sectors such as mining, construction, and engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the preparation of estimates, proposals, and bid packages to meet client requirements.
  • Assess project specifications and drawings, ensuring methodology and pricing align with scope.
  • Oversee estimate scheduling, resource allocation, and deliverables to ensure timely submission.
  • Carry out detailed calculations to establish productivity rates, manpower needs, and equipment usage.
  • Analyze and forecast capital, operating, and rental expenditures.
  • Develop work methodologies and integrate them into proposal documentation.
  • Provide production schedules and cash flow projections, including ROI, payback, and NPV analysis.
  • Generate reports, charts, and cost breakdowns related to labor, plant, and equipment utilization.
  • Draft and maintain tender and contract documents.
  • Conduct site evaluations and feasibility assessments.
  • Establish baseline budgets for cost control and support project tracking during execution.
  • Coordinate with vendors to maintain up-to-date pricing databases.
  • Prepare technical sketches or drawings when required.
  • Support projects from initiation through completion, including cost monitoring and reporting.
  • Contribute to management bid reviews and internal performance analysis.
  • Carry out other estimating and project support activities as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Degree or diploma in Mining Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • Minimum of 6 years’ experience in estimating for underground mining projects.
  • Solid background in construction cost estimating.
  • Proficiency with estimating and scheduling software such as InEight (Hard Dollar) and Primavera P6.
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to manage competing deadlines independently or collaboratively.
  • Advanced computer proficiency, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, and Adobe.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and proactive problem-solving skills.

Work Conditions

  • Primarily office-based, with required travel to project and site locations.
  • Field visits may involve exposure to outdoor environments, rough terrain, inclement weather, and underground conditions.
  • Extended periods of sitting and computer use.
  • Occasional requirement to operate or ride in vehicles.