Take-off Associate

**Description**:
**Role Overview**:
The Take-Off Associate role serves as the entry-level position in our sales office and acts as the foundational training role for all other positions within the Company. This pivotal role involves two processes, Take-off and Estimating.

The estimating process is critical for ensuring accurate project cost estimation, ultimately enhancing our competitiveness and profitability. You will acquire a thorough understanding of our equipment offerings, employ specialized software for precise cost estimates, and verify supplier quotes for accuracy and competitiveness. Additionally, you will play a central role in maintaining cost transparency, analyzing project drawings, and serving as a primary point of contact and support for clients, vendors, and our Sales/Project Management teams.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Collects mechanical specifications, schedules, and project data, maintaining organized records of take-offs, estimates, and project-related documents.
- Performs accurate mechanical take-offs from project drawings and specifications, precisely quantifying necessary materials and equipment while adhering to the product range.
- Streamlines information and workflow effectively, manages various software and databases, including the job bid calendar and in-house software tools for accurate HVAC equipment cost estimation.
- Enters all pricing information, including equipment cost, freight, and accessories, into the company's ERP system for accurate project budgeting.
- Reviews and analyzes project drawings to identify specifications, quantities, and units types for accurate pricing.
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams, clients, and sob-contractors to gather project requirements, scope, and specifications, transforming them into quotes, cost and timing estimates, reports, and proposals.
- Designs specifications for machinery and systems, develops solutions and innovative approaches to solving design challenges, and provides mechanical take-offs.
- Establishes work priorities, ensures procedures are followed, and carries out administrative activities.
- Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.

**Qualifications & Skills**:

- Education, Licenses and/or Certification, Experience Required_
- Proven ability to multitask, stay organized, and manage multiple projects simultaneously with a focus on budget management, productivity, and meeting deadlines.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, Business Central, Google Suite, and SharePoint.
- Possesses superior organizational, communication, and project management skills.
- Has a strong customer focus, thinks outside the box, and is capable of coordinating with clients and managing multiple responsibilities.
- Applies analytical skills to break projects into tasks and sub-tasks, and pays attention to detail.
- Is a self-starter and a quick learner, eager to develop their skills, willing to learn, open to coaching, and committed to continuous growth and improvement.
- Exhibits meticulous attention to detail for precise material and equipment quantification.
- Effective time management skills to meet project deadlines and maintain high customer satisfaction.
- A basic understanding of HVAC systems and concepts is considered an asset.

**What You Can Expect from Us**:
At Olympic International, we prioritize your professional development, collaboration, and provide recognition for your contributions, creating a rewarding and energizing workplace. Your success is our success, and we look forward to supporting your career journey.

**How to Apply**:
Pay: $57,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- North Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have a degree or diploma in Engineering, or a related field, or posses an equivalent qualification as a HVAC technologist?

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-02-19
Expected start date: 2025-03-03