Junior Estimator

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada Building Dreams Contracting Inc. Full time

Calling on all numbers and detail-oriented individuals

Building Dreams Contracting Inc. is looking for the right individual to help us with our growth. We are flooded with work coming in, and with such demand, means that we opened a spot on the team for a junior estimator.

**First things first, who are we?**

Building Dreams Contracting Inc. is a Hamilton based company that focuses on framing, renovations, remodels, additions, and new-build homes. We hire, train, and operate our company with 5 company values guiding us.

1. Pleasurable Workplace

Building Dreams Contracting Inc. will provide a happy and healthy work environment and good living for our team and their families.

2. Quality over Quantity

We take our time to do a job exceptionally well Strive for the “closeup magic” By taking the time to ensure things are done properly, speeds the job up “Slow down to speed up”.

3. Honesty and Integrity

Our words and actions reflect the truth. We tell you how it is and don’t sugar coat it. We are reliable, dependable and focus on real actions that fulfill or exceed our commitments.

4. Be memorable or forgettable

We stand out from the pack, have personality, and enjoy what we do. Energy is infectious, for better or worse. Kick the tires, light the fires, and leave no stone unturned

5. Finish what you started.

We stand by our word and commitment. If we say it's going to happen, it happens. Over delivering will always succeed.

**What will we expect from a Junior Estimator?**
- Prepare and Facilitate estimating, risk analysis, bids, proposals for projects.
- Working with the project management team and operations to develop estimates, budgets, and scopes of work.
- Obtain and review quotations from various manufacturers, suppliers, and subcontractors.
- Ensure scope gaps are covered by trades or in-house labor
- Coordinate with clients to identify and define the scope of project, requirements, objectives, and schedule to provide an accurate estimate for the work.
- Lead weekly estimating review meetings to go over all upcoming projects that require estimates with the General Manager, Project Managers, and site supervisor.
- In conjunction with the Project manager, maintain the estimating tracking sheet (bid log) which is to be reviewed and presented to management weekly during the estimating review meeting.
- Prepare jobs for hand-off to the operations team. Including: setting up the Job summary form, accounting summary, estimate breakouts, producing budgets, securing vendors etc
- Work in conjunction with various departments internally (accounting, operations, project management, safety, etc.) to ensure the successful procurement and execution of each contract.
- Analyze documents, specifications, proposals, addendums in preparation for pricing.
- Participate and document initial site visits alongside the sales team.
- Create markups to help communicate various scopes of work with the production team and sub-trades.
- Obtain input from the operations staff as appropriate.
- Compute costs by analyzing labor, equipment, materials, rentals, and subcontractors making use of various software.
- Ensure submission of proposals or bid delivery to the customer.
- Enter the results and track the status of all proposals and bids in the project management system.
- Maintain an estimating database of history and costs.
- Create and issue purchase orders to sub-trades.
- Assist project management and production teams as necessary.
- Document control
- Material procurement
- Tool procurement

**Qualifications**
- Bachelors degree, technical diploma or equivalent field experience, designation as a P.Eng or C.E.T would be considered an asset
- Construction experience and specifically experience in residential construction would be an asset.
- Must be extremely proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and PDF.
- Must be able to work accurately and effectively under pressure with hard dates.
- Strong attention to detail with practical and logical thinking
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprint drawings.

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

**Salary**: $22.00-$27.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hamilton, ON L8W 2Z9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- construction estimating: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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