Construction Estimator

7 days ago

Cambridge, Canada SunGrid Solutions Full time

**Job Title**:
Construction Estimator, Construction Services

**Location**:
Cambridge, ON

**Travel Requirements**:
15% travel required

**Reporting to**:
Senior Director, Construction Services

The Construction Estimator, Construction Services is responsible for supporting the Construction team and will report to the Senior Director, Construction Services. The Construction Estimator is accountable for ensuring competitive and accurate estimating services for all aspects of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects throughout Canada and the northeast United States, with particular focus on electrical construction services. This is a multidisciplined role that will work closely with the Electrical Manager, Construction Services and Project Managers to work efficiently and proactively towards successfully executed BESS mandates. It’s also critical for the Construction Estimator to foster and facilitate a culture of respect, safety and collaboration amongst the team and external partners.

**Responsibilities**:

- Handle multiple complex project construction estimate assignments.
- Continue learning the interrelationship of client RFP information, design, and costs related to energy storage systems within project estimate.
- Collaborate with personnel from other departments for solicitation of respective cost input into project estimate.
- Assess cost effectiveness of vendor quotes for materials, equipment, and services.
- Review quote requirements and work with Construction Manager and Engineering to define design requirements, estimate quantities, and obtain quotes from subcontractors and suppliers.
- Provide indicative budgets per client requests before RFP issuance.
- Develop documentation of cost and schedule to support the bidding process.
- Summarize estimates, translates into proposal form, and provides detailed estimate spreadsheets.
- Review estimate information with field operations leadership personnel and senior level management for required approvals.
- Determining the amount, type, and cost of materials needed for each electrical project.
- Determining the amount of labor required to complete each project.
- Determining the potential profitability of electrical projects to assist management in making sound bidding decisions.
- Providing viable solutions to increase project profitability.
- Completing and submitting competitive project bids in accordance with established guidelines.
- Regularly updating cost databases to accurately reflect fluctuating material and labor costs.
- Evaluating labor and material costs to determine whether it is more feasible to construct electrical components or sub-contract the construction of components.
- Collaborate with regional leads to understand early-stage project developments and anticipated cost risks.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
- Participate in plan and estimate review meetings, other project review meetings, customer meetings and site investigations, as needed.
- Perform costing reviews to ensure the engineering teams get the results they need from our tools.
- Prepares estimate turnovers to project managers.
- Assist in generating scope of work.
- Prepare call list and follow up for coverage.

**Qualifications (Must-Have)**:

- Valid Electrician’s license
- Ability and willingness to work on “the tools” when estimating services is not required.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and own multiple construction related plans for internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Ability to review and understand multi-trade construction drawings and specifications, as well as construction best practices across and array of trades, including surveying, civil, structural, and electrical construction.
- Ability to work independently, multi-task, make decisions, prioritize, and meet assigned deadlines in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
- Strong work ethic, a high degree of detail orientation, and an extreme sense of urgency.
- **Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves)**:

- Experience with BESS projects preferred, but not required.

**Work Environment/Physical Demand**
- Position requires periodic travel to project site(s).
- Travel up to 15%
- Generally, this position is performed at the office.

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Licence/Certification:

- Electrician License (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cambridge, ON

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