Chief Estimator

2 months ago

Greater Toronto Area, Canada The Mirillion Group Full time

Our client is hiring a Chief Estimator in the GTA. As Chief Estimator, you’ll manage and grow a team, whilst coordinating both Lump-Sum bid opportunities, as well construction budget responses, helping to maintain and grow incredible relationships with clients that stretch across commercial, industrial, and retail sectors.


This role is for you if:


  • You are excited at growing and leading the Estimating Department at a reputable Construction Management company
  • You can hit the ground running and dig into the management of the current costing centre & historical pricing data
  • Can lead, interpret and coordinate small to large estimates and budgets and review all associated project information
  • You’ve gained educational and/or practical experience in a related discipline or trade experience directly related to construction, or equivalent
  • You’ve built a minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience in construction cost estimating
  • You’ve successfully led budget and bid pursuits and scope reviews valued at up to $50 million
  • You have general construction knowledge or better; and can understand and interpret project specifications, drawings, materials, methods and procedures
  • You bring intermediate knowledge or better, of key principles involved in bid preparation; including quantity takeoff procedures and systems, subtrade partner procurement, pricing, interdepartmental functions, general expense philosophy and bid-closing procedures
  • You understand the impact of economical inflation, market conditions, business trends, internal historical information, and industry competitors
  • You come familiar with different delivery methods including hard bid, guaranteed maximum price (GMP), unit price, design-build, rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM), client target ideals, and disbursements/reimbursables
  • You thrive on establishing and maintaining working relationships with stakeholders, building landlords, market suppliers, subtrade partners, and professional consultants
  • You have agile working experience with Excel spreadsheets, Word, Outlook, Adobe PDF, Sharepoint/OneDrive.
  • Experience with MS Project and Procore would be great, but not required


Responsibilities:


  • Conduct detailed analysis of contract documents and specifications to determine and validate overall project requirements
  • Ensures the completion of full quantity take-offs of general, internal and subtrade resources
  • Populating tender forms, generating requests for information, anticipating proposal requirements, and assisting to establish a project schedule where needed
  • Recognize risks related to project specific needs, site details, schedule and market conditions/constraints.
  • Assist with bid document control by documenting, organizing, and archiving all information relating to the estimate for successful transfer to the project team when an opportunity is awarded
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders including client, consultant teams, leads, subtrade partners and suppliers
  • Identify and solicit competitive pricing from subtrade partners and suppliers appropriate to the budget or bid opportunity
  • Advise in response a proposed critical path schedule representative of the budget or bid opportunity
  • Organize and coordinate the efforts of available personnel for the bid opportunity by coordinating with the Operations Manager, Field Operations Manager and Relationship Managers
  • Review preliminary estimates and budgets and provide input relating to the level of risk applicable to the project
  • Responsible for closing day preparation including coordination of personnel involved with the bid.
  • In the event of a successful bid, organize subcontractor quotes and estimate details for a wholesome and thorough handover to the Manager of Operations for Project Management resourcing
  • Assist the assigned Project Management team in understanding the bid documents and estimate to ensure a smooth project startup
  • Assist and support the Project Management team with subtrade performance metrics to maintain active bid lists appropriate to different opportunities
  • Maintain Cost Centre database including labour rates, inflation, material pricing, general requirement cost changes etc.
  • Perform additional assignments as required by Management.

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