Estimator

Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a single source of truth model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.

We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.

The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. While we are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

The Estimator develops and supports cost control and project management systems, processes, resources, and tools. Duties include:

• Working with the lead estimator to plan, estimate and control costs on projects
• Planning, scheduling, and coordinating for timely delivery of capital estimates
• Delivering estimates for varying project sizes
• Estimating capital costs within work breakdown and coding structures
• Maintaining cost histories, commodity data management and market tracking
• Estimating capital costs, budgeting, and forecasting
• Providing accurate financial control, analysis of drivers and timely reporting
• Analyzing risks to the project estimate and schedule
• Taking complete ownership and autonomy of work product, output, and recommendations
• Continuously interacting with Vista project managers to schedule and prioritize estimates
• Closely interacting with client corporate finance teams and project managers
• Assisting in the preparation of cost studies to assist in the selection of economical designs
• Preparing estimates for contract scope changes or extra work order
• Performing other duties as requested

• High-school diploma or equivalent with a strong technical background
• Strong understanding of project cost estimation with superior analytical skills and expertise in financial analysis, modeling, and budgeting methodologies
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits
• Advanced MS Excel skills to successfully analyze and interpret data

• Bachelor s degree in engineering
• AACE accreditation (CCE/CCC/CCT)
• Five (5) years of cost estimation and control experience, focused on large-cap projects
• Experience working in oil and gas, particularly in well pads, pipelines and SAGD
• Focus on quality with acute attention to detail
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Understanding of unit price development and benchmarking

Working with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn t excite you, this role likely won t be a fit.

Challenging projects require focus and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data-centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real-time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.

An opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.

Vista offers all employees

• A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
• A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
• An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity

Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job posting. By submitting this application, you consent to our Privacy Policy, and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.

Note: As part of the interview process there will be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.

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