Senior/Lead Estimator

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Michael Page Full time

A well known ICI focused General Contractor with a presence across Ontario is looking for their newest Senior Estimator to join their growing team in Ottawa.

Client Details

Senior/Lead Estimator - ICI - Ottawa

Our client is a well known and well established ICI focused General Contractor focusing mainly on Corporate and Institutional new builds.

Description

Senior/Lead Estimator - ICI - Ottawa

Reporting to the VP of Estimation, the successful candidate will be involved in the overall leadership of the estimating department.

You will successfully track down project leads turning them into bidding opportunities, solicit pricing from trade partners and develops detailed budgets and competitive bids and proposals in order to meet the objective of continued and sustainable growth of the Company.

Responsibilities include:

  • Recommending and implementing winning tendering strategies
  • Developing mutually profitable, long term business relationships with project partners
  • Qualifying bidding and prequalification opportunities
  • Analyzing project risk and implementing risk mitigation strategies
  • Manage the estimating and tender closings
  • Foster and maintain positive relations and communication with clients, consultants, architects, and subcontractors.

Profile

Senior/Lead Estimator - ICI - Ottawa

Skills & Experience

  • Have at least eight (8) years experience as an estimator or senior estimator
  • at least 8 years construction experience in ICI construction estimating.
  • Hold a professional engineering degree (P.Eng), or a Gold Seal Certificate (GSC) in Estimating, or a Quantity Surveyor designation.
  • Have experience in estimating LEED projects
  • Have knowledge of local market conditions
  • Direct estimating experience in the capacity of Senior Estimator of large Institutional, Commercial, Industrial projects valued between $1million and $100 million
  • Demonstrate superior leadership, motivational and mentoring skills
  • Strong management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
  • Be eligible for security clearances and possess a valid driver's license
  • Working knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook), MS Project or Primavera scheduling software and industry leading estimating/quantity take off software

Job Offer

A basic salary of up to $150,000 (dependent upon experience)

Company profit share

Matched RRSP

Health/Dental/Vision benefits

Desired Skills and Experience
Have at least eight (8) years experience as an estimator or Senior/Lead estimator

at least 8 years construction experience in ICI construction estimating.

Direct estimating experience in the capacity of Senior Estimator of large Institutional, Commercial, Industrial projects valued between $1million and $100 million

Demonstrate superior leadership, motivational and mentoring skills

Strong management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

Be eligible for security clearances and possess a valid driver's license

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants

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