Temporary Civil Estimator

Overview:
**Job Overview**:
**Responsibilities**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Prepare full-cost estimates for conceptual, design-build, and general tender projects.
- Calculate materials, labor, and equipment cost estimations based on project proposals, plans, estimates, and specifications.
- Review project specifications and drawings to estimate costs and timelines for demolition, remediation, and civil construction activities.
- Maintain a comprehensive list of suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Provide guidance on proposal procedures to be followed.
- Analyze received proposals, recommend/reject proposals, and negotiate contracts.
- Establish unit costs, labor rates, productivity factors, and location-specific impacts.
- Evaluate and suggest allowances for indirect costs, design unknowns, escalation, and contingency.
- Present estimates and conduct review meetings with clients.
- Coordinate risk and opportunity assessments with clients.
- Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required estimate contents.
- Maintain accurate documentation for estimate figures, including current pricing information from suppliers.
- Collaborate with other departments, assisting in preparing estimates for various disciplines.
- Review design options and recommend cost-effective solutions.
- Develop bid strategies to enhance the company's competitive advantage.
- Provide support for determining which projects to bid on in collaboration with corporate and project management teams.
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of final estimate packages before formal quotation.
- Participate in presentations to management and clients, potentially contributing to closing the sale.
- Offer technical assistance in negotiating contracts, change orders, and related matters.
- Assist in preparing studies, materials and methods, recommendations, and cost estimates as required.
- Perform additional assignments as directed by the supervisor.
- Attend site visits and preconstruction meetings to evaluate and understand the project's scope in preparation for bidding.

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Qualifications:
**Qualifications & Requirements**:

- Proficient in working collaboratively within a team, requiring mínimal supervision.
- Experience in**demolition and remediation projects is considered an asset but not required.
- Strong ability to collaborate effectively with both customers and colleagues.
- Demonstrated customer-focused approach, ensuring timely responsiveness to customer needs.
- Proven track record of establishing and maintaining effective relationships with customers.
- Exceptional adaptability to navigate changing circumstances.
- Ability to read and interpret building specifications, blueprints, and as-builds.
- High school diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent.
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in construction/engineering degree, or an appropriate field.
- 5+ years of experience in cost estimation.
- Must possess a valid class 5 driver’s license, with a clean 3-year abstract.
- Mathematical skills and analytical skills necessary to do material and labour estimates.
- Mathematical skills and analytical skills necessary to interpret job cost reports.
- Ability to use cost-estimating software to prepare cost quotes and bids**. Preferably HCSS Heavy bid.**:

- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (excel, word, project etc.)
- Strong working mechanical knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Ability to readily determine the correct tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Client service and public interaction skills.

**Skills**:

- Strong analytical and mathematical skills to perform accurate quantity takeoffs, costs analysis and financial modeling for construction projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to interact with others
- Strong negotiation skills to obtain competitive pricing from vendors and subcontractors
- Meticulous attention to detail in reviewing project plans, specifications, and bid documents to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Able to collaborate with team members and customers
- Client service and public interaction skills.