Construction Estimator - Ottawa, Canada - Highbridge Construction

Description

As a
Highbridge Construction Senior Estimator, you will be meeting with potential clients to discover their needs and establish a solid business working relationship built on trust.

• Prepares work to be accomplished by gathering information and requirements; setting priorities.
• Prepares construction budget by studying home plans; updating specifications; identifying and projecting costs for each elevation.
• Evaluates offers to purchse by costing changes, additions, and site requirements.
• Be resourceful in order to meet client budgets where possible (suggest other materials or subcontractors)
• Obtains bids from vendors and subcontractors by specifying materials; identifying qualified subcontractors; negotiating price.
• Maintains cost keys and price masters by updating information.
• Resolves cost discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Discusses plans and specifications of job with Project Manager. All details to be available to PM(Time, materials, subs, plans, drawings).
• Obtain consultants, plans, drawings and or subcontractors as needed in order to create an estimate
• Must be able to use various software as well as historical data in order to build estimates. Maintains quality service by following organization standards.
• Maintains continuity among corporate, division, and local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• All estimates to be based upon sub contractor pricing or previous experience. If estimator not confident in pricing, he must indicate so.
• Must be able to reduce company costs between materials and subcontractors without jeopardizing time and quality.
• Must have access to own sub trades and contacts (engineers, architects, draftsman etc.)

• Analyzing Information
• Developing Budgets
• Vendor Relationships
• Reporting Skills
• Estimating
• Decision Making
• Teamwork
• Documentation Skills
• Quality Focus
• Detail focused

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

• Commission pay

• Ottawa, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• 100% (required)