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Estimator - Residential/Commercial - Ottawa

Ottawa Permanent CA$90,000 - CA$100,000 per year View Job Description
The Low/Mid-Rise Residential & Commercial Estimator will be responsible for creating comprehensive and accurate estimates easily convertible to low and mid rise construction budgets.

This role uses AI-assisted tools to support initial screening. All assessments and decisions are made by a human reviewer.

  • Be part of a process-driven Organization!
  • Excellent Pipeline of Projects!

About Our Client

Our client is a process-driven established low/mid-rise residential builder developer that is looking for individuals that are experienced in extensive low/mid-rise residential developments and construction. Our client puts a highlight on an unprecedented quality of work, corporate culture and employee growth and development.

Job Description

  • Create comprehensive and accurate estimates easily convertible to construction budgets
  • Receive project documentation and create estimate breakdown
  • Follow up with project success to update future estimates
  • Pre-qualify and analyze new vendors for potential use.
  • Create and issue tenders for sub-contracting pricing
  • Create and maintain a costing database for future budgeting
  • Provide weekly update on all current and upcoming estimates and budgets
  • Provide monthly reporting of issued estimates and budgets and track success rates
  • Identify project risks, mitigate company exposure to them effectively
  • Consider project schedule as well as construction challenges in all estimates
  • Proactively follow up on tenders and RFIs
  • Post-Project reviews to compare thoroughness and accuracy of construction budget vs. actual cost

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

The Successful Applicant

  • 5+ years of experience in the role of Construction Estimator within a residential Development firm having been the intermediate Estimator with a clear track record of successfully winning projects
  • Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management is required
  • PQS designation is a must
  • Experience working on large projects production subdivision developments
  • Degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or similar
  • Successful completion of courses in project management or PMP designation (Preferred)
  • Proficient knowledge in Site Development, Building Envelope and M&E Systems for low rise residential as well as
  • Ability to breakdown a project to elemental scopes of work with both complete sets of project documentation as well as from preliminary conceptual designs
  • Delivering projects using CCA 5a, CCA 5b, CCDC 2, CCDC 3 and CCDC 14 Prime Contracts
  • Experience using CCA 1 & CCA 17 Sub-Contracts
  • Proficiency in the use of construction project management software such as BlueBeam, BIM, MS Project, MS excel

What's on Offer

  • HYBRID working environment
  • Lucrative Compensation
  • Long-term Career Opportunity with a vertically integrated developer
  • Excellent health benefits
  • $80,000 - 100,000 base salary
  • DON'T MISS OUT APPLY NOW!
Contact
Kasey Lentz
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7008538

Job summary

Sector
Property & Construction
Sub Sector
Estimator
Industry
Property
Location
Ottawa
Job Type:
Permanent
Consultant name
Kasey Lentz
Job Reference
JN-052026-7008538