Estimator

**Lead Mechanical Estimator - Join Our Team in Corunna, Ontario**

Take your career to the next level with CIMS LP as a Lead Mechanical Estimator. In this role, you'll use your expertise in heavy industrial construction and plant maintenance to shape the success of our projects. Collaborate with a diverse team, drive strategic initiatives, and leave a lasting impact while staying true to our core values: Our People, Our Promise, Our Passion.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Mentor and guide the Estimating Team.
- Review RFPs, RFQs, and contract documents.
- Develop estimates for structural, mechanical, and piping work.
- Provide constructability insights and attend pre-bid meetings and site visits.

**What You’ll Do**:

- Generate independent estimates and proposals.
- Evaluate RFPs for constructability.
- Prepare Project Execution Plans, and quantity and cost estimates.
- Review and analyze contracts and historical data.
- Manage subcontractor/vendor bids and Bid/No-Bid evaluations.
- Participate in client meetings and site visits.
- Enhance estimating procedures.

**What You Bring**:

- 10+ years of experience in Heavy Industrial Construction and Maintenance.
- Expertise in estimation, project management, cost management, construction management, and boiler construction/maintenance.
- Strong Excel skills with proficiency in business and technical writing.
- An engineering degree or relevant certification (PMI/AACE) is a plus.
- Experience with estimating and scheduling software is an asset.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

**Working Conditions**:

- Office-based with occasional travel and extended hours during peak periods.
- Physical activities include sitting, walking, computer work, and climbing during site visits.

**Direct Reports**:

- Local Estimating Team Members

**About CIMS LP**:
CIMS LP is a 100% Canadian-owned and operated mechanical contractor serving locations across Canada. We provide services in the heavy industrial sector, including the largest plant shutdowns and complex industrial projects in the Oil & Gas, Mining & Industrial, Pulp & Paper, and Power Generation industries. We have a strong reputation for executing projects on or ahead of schedule and providing critical 24-hour emergency response services. Our labour affiliations allow us to quickly mobilize highly skilled trades for emergency work, complex major capital or maintenance projects. We work closely with our project stakeholder throughout the project lifecycle to identify, implement, and enforce all aspects of work that impacts productivity which is critical to our customer’s success.

What differentiates CIMS is Our People. Our reputation for the past 30+ years in the business have given us the ability to attract and retain high performing staff and field supervision who are committed to our CIMS Core Values and making positive impact every day. Our Promise is that every employee goes home injury free and that the job is done right the first time. Our Passion is providing our customers with peace of mind with our team’s knowledge, experience, innovated thinking and integrity.

To those who are interested in applying:
CIMS is an inclusive employer committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we live and work in. Every day we work towards empowering and advocating for our employees by welcoming, respecting and valuing people

CIMS LP is committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodation is made available to people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process more accessible-friendly, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Corunna, ON N0N 1G0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Microsoft Excel: 5 years (preferred)
- construction estimating: 6 years (required)
- Oil & gas: 10 years (required)

**Location**:

- Corunna, ON N0N 1G0 (preferred)

Work Location: In person