Senior Mechanical Estimator

1 month ago


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Modern Niagara Full time
About Modern Niagara

We are a leading provider of mechanical, electrical, and integrated building technology services to building owners, managers, and general contractors across Canada. Our team of experts helps clients meet their building needs through custom, turnkey solutions that drive positive outcomes.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork, and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Job Opening: Senior Mechanical Estimator

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior Mechanical Estimator to join our Estimating team in Ottawa, ON and be an integral part of delivering continued success within this department.

Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Perform quantity takeoffs, including entry into estimating software, to ensure accurate and timely estimates.
  2. Prepare, review, and submit Bid Documents to meet all bid requirements.
  3. Assemble all elements of an estimate, including labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor pricing.
  4. Develop takeoffs using drawings and documents that may be less than 100% complete.
  5. Understand labor variances between project types and apply appropriate correction factors.
  6. Provide detailed labor breakdowns for each area to assist with budget creation and management of the project.
  7. Prepare budgets for prospective projects.
  8. Attend and participate in site visits, pre-bid meetings, and post-bid meetings as required.
  9. Participate in estimating turnover meetings with the project team to assist with the planning and budget process.
  10. Establish strong relationships with suppliers and sub-trades to ensure sound and competitive pricing.
  11. Review project details to develop a win strategy.
  12. Review final cost reports with the project team and develop historical information.
  13. Interpret client and design information and have sufficient industry and design knowledge to interpret and include for a complete system.
  14. Critically review request for proposals, preliminary designs, estimates, proposals, and both external and internal information to enable best decisions to be made in consultation with management.
  15. Determine, as part of a team, which projects have potential for MNV to pursue and execute and which to decline, based on backlog, complexity, schedule, client, resources, and target market.
  16. Timing of all duties and responsibilities as set up by the Estimating Policy and/or reviewed during estimating meetings.
Job Requirements
  • 10+ years of relevant Mechanical Estimating experience with strong exposure across organizing and preparing cost estimates and proposals for Mechanical, Plumbing or Sheet Metal construction projects within a field or office setting.
  • Experienced with, and a willingness to train and mentor team members.
  • Proven project (procedures and budgeting) and resource management with ability to demonstrate leadership skills through past work experience.
  • Ability to interpret site and building plans and specifications.
  • Experience with project or construction management software (e.g., Procore).
  • Post-secondary degree or diploma with focus in mechanical or construction technology engineering is desirable.
  • Proven skills in applying the practices and procedures used in the direct preparation of mechanical cost estimates for complex construction working in both the subcontractor and prime contractor capacity.
  • Experience in commercial and institutional projects.
  • Proven ability to create and maintain effective relationships with clients, vendors, subcontracts, architects, designers, field superintendents, and staff.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [contact information].




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