Senior Estimator

7 days ago

Ottawa, Canada Modern Niagara Full time

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented  Senior Plumbing/Piping Estimator  to join our Estimating team in Ottawa, ON and be an integral part of delivering continued success within the region.

In addition to your day-to-day Estimating responsibilities which include: preparing accurate tender prices from the available information such as drawings and specifications, as  Senior Plumbing/Piping Estimator  you will also be responsible for providing guidance to junior employees and insights to the Modern Niagara Senior Leadership Team based on feedback your seeing in the local market.

Duties and Responsibilities

Performing quantity takeoffs including entry into estimating software (Trimble/Autobid) Preparation, final review, and submission of Bid Documents to ensure all bid requirements are met Assemble all elements of an estimate including labour, material, equipment, and subcontractor pricing The ability to prepare takeoffs using drawings and documents that may be less than 100% complete Understand the labour variances between project types and apply appropriate correction factors Provide detailed labor breakdowns for each area to assist with budget creation and management of the project Prepares budgets for prospective projects Attend and participate in site visits, pre-bid meetings, and post-bid meetings as required Participate in estimating turnover meetings with the project team to assist with the planning and budget process Establish strong relationships with suppliers and sub-trades to ensure sound and competitive pricing is received Review projects to develop a winning strategy Review final cost reports with the project team and develop for historical information Interpret client and design information and have sufficient industry and design knowledge to interpret and include for a complete system. Ability to critically review request for proposals, preliminary designs, estimates, proposals, and both external and internal information to enable best decisions to be made in consultation with management. Ability to decide as part of a team which projects have potential for Modern Niagara to pursue and execute and which to decline, based on backlog, complexity, schedule, client, resources, and target market.

Job Requirements

10+ years of relevant Mechanical Estimating experience with strong exposure across organizing and preparing cost estimates and proposals for Mechanical, Plumbing or Sheet Metal construction projects within a field or office setting Experienced with, and a willingness to train and mentor team members. Proven project (procedures and budgeting) and resource management with ability to demonstrate leadership skills through past work experience Ability to interpret site and building plans and specifications. Experience with estimating software’s (eg; Procore, Trimble, Viewpoint/Autobid, Excel) Post-secondary degree or diploma with focus in mechanical or construction technology, or relevant field experience in the mechanical trades Proven skills in applying the practices and procedures used in the direct preparation of mechanical cost estimates for complex construction working in both the subcontractor and prime contractor capacity Experience in commercial and institutional projects Proven ability to create and maintain effective relationships with clients, vendors, subcontracts, architects, designers, field superintendents and staff

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at .

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