Estimator

With 7 locations - Durham, Peel, Ottawa, Peterborough, Simcoe County, Toronto, and York - Refined Restoration Group Ltd. provides quality restoration and renovation services to residential and commercial property owners throughout the GTA and surrounding areas of Ontario.

Our service team takes pride in providing property owners, management offices, and insurance company contacts with all the necessary staff members and industry recognized equipment required to complete any task, large or small, in a safe, professional, and economic manner.

Our newest location in location in Ottawa is looking for team members to grow with us to service the Ottawa area. As our Estimator here, you will be responsible for meeting timelines, estimating residential/commercial needs, management of internal and external software systems, scheduling, and customer relations.

**Responsibilities**:

- Maintain relations with all vendors, insured’s, adjusters, engineers, building inspectors, inhouse administration and accounting
- Maintain compliance metrics with internal and external software
- Oversee new claims management from new claims intake to completion of emergency services and potential rebuild
- Be available to respond to emergency requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during on call rotation
- Update software programs with necessary documents/signed authorizations or releases/photographs/COVID-19 protocol paperwork
- Issues purchase orders (P.O.)
- Read, interpret, and understand drawings and specifications
- Keep tender documents organized
- Assemble accurate, profitable and well-organized estimates in a timely manner for a stipulated price
- Coordinate periodic visit with project manager to examine progress and provide oversight to track claim progress to maximize project profitability, communications, and timelines
- Reviews costs, prepares, and uploads invoicing, and communicates with inhouse administration
- Ensures compliance with all applicable building codes, health and safety legislation, Ministry of Labour and Human Rights.

**Please note: This is a restoration estimator position not an engineering position**
- Education and/or Training_

High School Diploma

Bilingual in English and French preferable

Current IICRC accreditation preferable

Valid license with clean driving record

Bondable
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities_

Excellent command of the English language, written and verbal.

Good communication, multi tasking, organization, and decision-making skills

People skills - must be able to remain calm and resolve difficult situations.
- Personal Characteristics_

Ensure own behaviour and the behaviour of others is consistent with ethical standards and aligns with the values of Refined Restoration Group

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others both internally and externally.

Speak, listen, and write in a clear, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.

Understand and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within Refined Restoration Group parameters.

We encourage diversity and inclusion within the Refined Restoration Group family and welcome all qualified people to apply

Work remotely
- No

**Salary**: $50,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 considerations: All COVID-19 protocols outlined by the Ontario Provincial Government will be adhered to.

**Experience**:

- Estimating: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location