Design and Estimating Intern

**Job description**

**Job Title: Design and Estimating Intern**
- Be part of bringing brands to life
- Grow your career in a full-service design-build company
- Based in Mississauga, ON

**About the Role**

Build to higher standards.

BUILD IT is a construction company located in Mississauga, Ontario. Over the last decade, we’ve helped hundreds of world-class brands and businesses build iconic destinations that match their mission. Storefronts that beg customers to come inside. Workplaces that inspire professionals to perform. And cultural destinations that truly stand apart.

We’re proud outliers in this industry, known just as well for our quality of people as our portfolio of projects. Our team is filled with exceptionally talented professionals who never throw their hands up in the air and constantly chase down information to get the job done right. Every time.

We’re just built that way.

**What We Offer**:

- a work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Monthly employee appreciation events
- a vibrant corporate culture
- Career development opportunities
- Exclusive employee discounts
- Access to top-tier family-friendly health and medical programs

**Who You Are**:
We are looking for a Design and Estimating Intern to join our team. This position will be an integral part of interacting will internal and external stakeholders. Being a Design and Estimating Intern within our organization means working on a diverse range of projects varying across multiple disciplines.

**As Design and Estimating Intern, some of your roles and responsibilities will include**
- possess a minimum of 2 years of Estimating and/or Design experience within the Commercial industry.
- Create work back schedules
- Assist in sending out tenders to design team and validate quotes
- Prepare contract documentation for clients and vendors
- Attend all design and coordination meetings
- Prepare documents for permitting
- Understanding drawings and helping complete material takeoffs in a timely manner.
- Consistently follows up with trades for pricing or site visits.
- Clearly communicates with the estimating team to ensure they are up to date with tasks ongoing or completed.
- Uses Plan swift to complete take-offs.
- Reviews finishes schedules to price materials with suppliers.
- Constantly speaking with trades for various projects to ensure they received drawings, pricing will be received on time and they will be attending site
- Maintain Master Tender List and ensure up-to-date trade information, along with consistently in search for new trades to add.
- Constantly learning new estimating tasks to help increase their knowledge of the estimating process as a whole
- Assist with administrative tasks as directed by the Senior Estimator or Upper Management.
- Demonstrate reliability, accountability and excellent customer service.
- Keep confidential all customer and business information and records that you may have access to.
- Participate in Estimating Committee meetings.
- Assist management team in operational-related tasks as they arise.
- Participate in updating the estimating manual, procedures and policies.
- Assist with coordination meetings and client presentations.
- take responsibility for your success and failure.
- believe in delivering excellence.
- find solutions to problems that stop others from forging ahead.
- are a forward thinker.
- are resilient in overcoming obstacles and have deep dedication towards your work.

**We**:

- bring brands to life.
- admire constructive thinkers.
- value trust and transparency.
- believe it's the little details that make for an exceptional customer experience.
- establish a successful culture from the inside out.

**#inklo**

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- What are your Salary Expectations?

**Experience**:

- construction estimating: 1 year (preferred)
- Blueprint reading: 2 years (preferred)
- Commercial Design/Estimating: 1 year (preferred)