construction cost estimator

5 days ago


Ottawa ON KG H, Canada S&R Flooring Concepts (Ottawa) Inc Full time
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
  • Education
  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • Building construction technology
  • Project management
  • Work setting
  • Estimating
  • On-site customer service
  • Construction site
  • Tasks
  • Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
  • Prepare pre-qualification submissions to present clients
  • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Prepare master format estimates (Class A)
  • Prepare elemental format estimates (Classes B, C, D)
  • Operate CADD and other computer software systems
  • Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads
  • Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects
  • Project cash flow and financing requirements
  • Create and submit estimate reports, quote sheets and bids forms
  • Utilize quantity take-off procedures
  • Analyze tenders and recommend awards
  • Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems
  • Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
  • Prepare and maintain directory of supplies and trade contractors
  • Liaise, consult and communicate with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
  • Prepare proposals
  • Prepare material cost and timing estimates, reports and design specifications
  • Prepare bids
  • Monitor production progress
  • Monitor progress of delivery schedules
  • Negotiate offers from suppliers
  • Estimate type and quantity of materials and labour required for production, construction and other projects
  • Estimate materials, tools and equipment required for projects
  • Estimate costs
  • Consult with suppliers
  • Co-ordinate project
  • Perform data entry
  • Co-ordinate work activities with other project supervisors or managers
  • Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials
  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Coordinate work activities to ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets
  • Coordinate work activities to ensure commercial or residential projects meet requirements, budget and deadlines properties
  • Type of product
  • Flooring
  • Computer and technology knowledge
  • Planimeter
  • Estimating packages
  • Take-off packages
  • Spreadsheet
  • AutoCAD
  • MS Project
  • MS Excel
  • MS Word
  • Type of experience
  • Hard infrastructure
  • Architecture
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Institutional construction
  • Residential construction
  • Contractors
  • Project size estimating experience
  • $100,001 - $500,000
  • $500,001 - $1,500,000
  • Area of work experience
  • Project coordination
  • Area of specialization
  • Project management
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Personal suitability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Experience
  • 2 years to less than 3 years
  • Employment terms options
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Long term benefits
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Other benefits
  • Travel insurance
  • Support for mature workers
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Supports for visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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