Civil Estimator - Edmonton, Canada - OCL Group Inc.

OCL Group Inc.

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Who We Are
OCL Group Inc., is a 100% Canadian, privately held, fully integrated general contractor offering design-build solutions across Western Canada. OCL has the experience you can trust and the quality you can depend on. OCL has been proudly serving the energy and municipal infrastructure markets since 2009.

The Role
We are excited to add a
Civil Estimator to support various divisions and business units within our company. This position is based out of the head office in Edmonton, AB and reports into the Estimating Manager.

The Estimator will support the development, pricing and submission of accurate and competitive proposals that meet Company and Client requirements.

Some of the main duties involve preparing activity take-offs, estimate and template creation/completion, interfacing with vendors and subcontractors and communicating with clients and OCL stakeholders.

Our Culture
Our employees would describe the work environment as team based, fast paced and entrepreneurial. We believe in hiring "A" Players who are self-motivated and intrinsically driven to succeed.

These types of people thrive in environments with mínimal guidance because they are resourceful and can seek out information on their own to make informed decisions.

Turning around profitable, safe projects for our clients is key to everything we do.

Our office has a casual "blue collar" vibe and we encourage a healthy work/life balance which means we are performance based and not about "punching the clock".

Compensation/Benefits

Competitive base salary; negotiable, based on experience
100% employerpaid drugs, travel, life insurance, dependent life insurance and AD&D
Long term disability

- $7000 in flex credits per year (can roll into a health care spending account or RRSP)

Paid vacation
Cell phone allowance or company provided cell phone
Company provided IT assets
Work/life balance; opportunity for a flexible schedule
Company paid training and professional membership fees and/or dues e.g. P.Eng, PMP, etc.
Paid Training/assistance with educational or professional aspirations

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Estimating, proposal coordination and closing of assigned RFP's
Coordination of vendor and subcontractor requirements
Understand the overall scope of each assigned RFP
Work with management to produce labor & material takeoffs for each discipline
Oversee the preparation of all proposal documentation for each assigned RFP
Conduct formal review meetings for each assigned RFP including prebid coordination, discipline review, senior management review, and corporate review
Work with and advise field and senior management regarding estimates and proposals for assigned RFP's
Preparation of subcontractor RFQ packages and provide an evaluation of all bids received
Participate in postbid meetings & review processes
Participate in the development of systems for estimating, progress and productivity tracking
Building equipment rates based on market conditions and availability.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements
Minimum of five years civil construction experience with a post secondary diploma in:Engineer

Design & Drafting, Civil Design or similar program;

Engineering E.I.T or P.Eng. - Civil/Structural;
Construction Management Technology or equivalent

Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings
Computer take off skills
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with clients and stakeholders
Ability to work in a collaborative environment
Experience with estimating software such as Ineight, Hard Dollar or B2W would be an asset
Minimum of 5 years construction or estimating experience
Experience working within a Google Based Company using Google Sheets, Docs, Gmail, Calendar, etc.
Experience with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Schedules considered an asset

OCL Group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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