Civil Construction Estimator

2 weeks ago


Coquitlam, Canada Matcon Underground Utilities Ltd Full time

**Job Level: Five Years Experience Minimum**

**Division: Underground Utilities Construction**

**Employment Type: Full Time**

**Benefits**:We offer competitive salaries, extended health benefits, fuel card, company cell phones and company vehicle. Starting salary varies based upon your experience.

**Underground Utilities Ltd** is one of the Lower Mainland's leading and most highly respected construction companies. Due to continued growth within our Underground Utilities division, we are currently seeking an experienced Project Manager / Estimator. You will be part of a rapidly growing group with room to grow within the company.

You will be reporting directly to the Underground Utilities Division Manager.

As a privately held and family-oriented business, we believe that our people are our most important assets. Our priority is to the safety of our workers and the environmental stewardship of the communities that they live and work in. Matcon Underground Utilities completes interesting and challenging Civil Infrastructure construction projects of all sizes and regions across British Columbia.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Able to accomplish more quality, more client satisfaction while using less resources and less time.
- Review and evaluate bids and proposals
- Ensure that the testing and inspection requirements outlined in the Project Quality Control Plan are performed, documented, and submitted to the owner in a timely and efficient manner.
- Maintain and update existing estimating processes
- Periodic site visits throughout the stages of construction
- Review plans & specifications to determine scope of work and to define project requirements.
- Document, negotiate, assess, and manage contract changes and supplemental agreements made by the owner and/or subcontractor(s); direct preparation and approval of Daily Force Account Reports (DFAR’s), extra work orders, and change orders.
- Analyze drawings and specifications
- Oversees the start-up and close-out of project, review, approve and process invoices; submit project claims to meet monthly accounting schedule deadlines.
- Responsible for planning and logistics: work plan, methodologies, and material approvals; management of activities, equipment, staff, materials, and resources required by the project to ensure they are available prior to the actual work occurring.
- Cost estimating, developing a budget, frequent review of the budget to avoid overturn.
- Develop and complete estimates for tender submissions on small, medium, and large-scale civil construction projects.
- During the budgeting process identify and evaluate project cost risks and opportunities
- Prepare and submit Industrial, Commercial, Residential and TI estimates to the Director of Estimating for review
- Present completed estimates to other Departments in an organized, detailed, and clear manner
- Present completed estimates to clients in an organized, detailed, and clear manner when necessary
- Ongoing communication with Director's and Project Managers to ensure accuracy and flow of estimates and information

**Qualifications and Experience**
- 3-5 years experience in a project estimator position.
- Bachelor’s degree, or post secondary education in Construction Management, engineering, business or related field is preferred.

**Skills and Abilities**
- **Dedicated - **Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
- **Detail Oriented** - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- **Planning **- breaking the project into tasks, breaking tasks into subtasks, setting appropriate schedule for development.
- **Marketing Ability** - Be able to locate and track project opportunities identified through mining your industry network
- **Energetic** - engaged personality that takes on complex challenges with enthusiasm
- **Driven**:

- self-motivated and driven to push things forward no matter the circumstance
- **Personable** - able to build and maintain solid relationships with coworkers and clients and translate that into successful project work
- **Strong communication****:

- **skills both verbal and written when dealing with clients, subcontractors, and any other stakeholders
- **Technology **- proficient in MS Project, MS Office, Excel, Word, etc.

**Wage**: - $70,000-$120,000/year depending on experience. Eligible to participate in the Matcon Bonus Program

**Location**: Head office in Coquitlam - Travel required to various jobsite locations around the Lower Mainland.

**Salary**: $70,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Coquitlam, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting wor



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