Senior Estimator - Utilities Construction
Black & McDonald
- Vancouver, BC
- $110,000-130,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Prepares electrical/civil work take-offs and estimates on utility projects including costs of materials, labour and equipment required for projects based on contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings and specifications
- Assigning responsibilities for estimating team
- Reviews project plans and specifications to confirm complete scope
- Prepares conceptual budgets based on minimal information
- Manages and coordinates the people, software and other resources for projects range that are fully defined like Bid-Build to conceptual such a Design –Build
- Analyzes alternative means and methods to determine the most economic alternative
- Identify risk issues and their order of magnitude
- Coordinate technical proposal requirements with Marketing Department
- Reviews- and/or manages the review and scoping of specialty contractors bids
- Builds effective relationships with customers design team, specific contractors, suppliers and user groups that reflects and support company core values and meets or exceeds customer expectations
- Actively participates in industry, client and community relations to enhance the company image
- Advises on tendering procedures; examines and analyzes tenders, recommends tender awards and conducts negotiations
- Establishes and maintains tendering process, sets up cost monitoring, reporting systems and procedures
- Coordinates price packages with suppliers, subcontractors, owners, designers and architects regarding tenders
- Participates in site review, tender review, tender hand-off, and project closing, as required
- Prepares and maintains a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
- Liaises, consults and communicates with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors, and prepares economic feasibility studies on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
- Lead and mentor junior estimators
- Conducts material and equipment purchasing for secured key projects
- Updates and maintains Bid 2 Win/Accubid database
- Other duties as assigned
- Change Orientation
- Communicates Effectively
- Continuous Learning
- Customer Focus
- Problem Solving and Innovation
- Values and Respects Others
- Construction Engineering Technology
- Construction Management
- Electrical Engineering
- Trade Certification in Electrical trade school
- P.Eng. Designation
- Electrical trades background
- Gold Seal Certified (GSC)
- Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- 10+ years' estimating experience on utility construction projects
- Experience estimating underground/overhead utilities an asset
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Project)
- Accubid or Bid2Win
Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.