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This is a full time on-site position in our Burlington, Ontario offices

Key Purpose

The Senior Estimator is responsible for the accurate, timely preparation of multiple construction estimates and budgets of varying complexity and size for our clients. This position plays a key role in helping the team maintain its leading reputation in the industry and in continuing its rapid growth. The Senior Estimator estimates conceptual design-build, cost plus, lump sum and construction management projects, as well as works with the project team through to project design, tendering and vendor procurement.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

- Preparing Budgets & Estimates for Design-Build projects.
- Lead and reviewing RFP documents, assisting in proposal documents, preparing presentation material, presenting to potential clients, managing Design team, and negotiating contracts.
- Manage the procurement process for subcontracts and consultants including developing and vetting subtrade prequalification lists, developing, and issuing tender packages, receiving and analyzing tender results, preparing award recommendations and negotiating subtrade contracts.
- Developing detailed subcontractor scope of work and bid documents.
- Oversee the coordination of project requirements with design team, architect or design of record, construction team and other consultants.
- Conduct site visits, review and approve the preparation of drawings, specifications and other design documents and ensure integration between all disciplines.
- Communicating with vendors to obtain bids for materials and services needed for construction projects.
- Creates and issues tenders for sub-contracting pricing.
- Reviewing bids from vendors to ensure compliance with contract requirements.




- Maintains a costing database for future budgeting and estimates.
- Participates in the identification of project risks, mitigating company exposure to them effectively.
- Develop and consider the project schedule as well as construction challenges in all estimates.
- Proactively follows up on tenders and RFIs and maintains information.
- Participates post project reviews to compare thoroughness and accuracy of construction budget vs. actual cost.

Key Knowledge and Skills

- A min of 5 years of experience in the role of Construction Estimator within a General Contracting (GC) and/or Design-Build GC firm having been the sole or lead Estimator with a clear track record of successfully won projects.
- Working knowledge of Site Development, Building Envelope and M&E; Systems for ICI facilities.
- Proficiency in the use of estimating software such as PlanSwift, ProCore, as well as Microsoft Excel
- Ability to work with both complete sets of project documentation as well as from preliminary conceptual designs. Ability to provide confident and personable service to clients and sub-contractors.
- Ability to manage design-build RFP process, including management of consultants.
- Ability to work on multiple estimates of varying size and complexity at the same time.
- Ability to estimate high level budgets as well as detailed line-item estimates.
- Ability to effectively communicate with Project Managers and Site Superintendents to verify scope capture and project plan of the estimate.
- Has successfully estimated completed projects ranging in cost from $250,000 to $100 million.
- Depth of experience with ICI type facilities ground up including site development.
- Able to estimate high-level budgets as well as detailed line-item estimates.

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📌 Senior Estimator - Design-Build Budgets & Tender Lead (Burlington)
🏢 Cain & Associates
📍 Burlington