Construction Estimator

3 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada Highbridge Construction Full time

We are excited to expand our team of estimators. As a **Highbridge Construction Senior Estimator**, you will be meeting with potential clients to discover their needs and establish a solid business working relationship built on trust. Your focus will be on ICI and full home builds.

**Duties Include but are not limited to**:

- Prepares work to be accomplished by gathering information and requirements; setting priorities.
- Prepares construction budget by studying home plans; updating specifications; identifying and projecting costs for each elevation.
- Evaluates offers to purchse by costing changes, additions, and site requirements.
- Be resourceful in order to meet client budgets where possible (suggest other materials or subcontractors)
- Obtains bids from vendors and subcontractors by specifying materials; identifying qualified subcontractors; negotiating price.
- Maintains cost keys and price masters by updating information.
- Resolves cost discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
- Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Discusses plans and specifications of job with Project Manager. All details to be available to PM(Time, materials, subs, plans, drawings).
- Obtain consultants, plans, drawings and or subcontractors as needed in order to create an estimate
- Must be able to use various software as well as historical data in order to build estimates. Maintains quality service by following organization standards.
- Maintains continuity among corporate, division, and local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- All estimates to be based upon sub contractor pricing or previous experience. If estimator not confident in pricing, he must indicate so.
- Must be able to reduce company costs between materials and subcontractors without jeopardizing time and quality.
- Must have access to own sub trades and contacts (engineers, architects, draftsman etc.)

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Analyzing Information
- Developing Budgets
- Vendor Relationships
- Reporting Skills
- Estimating
- Decision Making
- Teamwork
- Documentation Skills
- Quality Focus
- Detail focused

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ottawa, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- construction estimating: 1 year (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 100% (required)



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