We are a privately held, employee-owned, fully integrated general contractor with design-build solutions across Western Canada. With the experience you can trust and the quality you can depend on, we have proudly served the industrial, heavy civil, oil and gas, and mining industries since 2009. The formation of OCL was a direct result of a few long-tenured industry professionals with entrepreneurial spirits, wanting to get back to their roots and build an organization where people matter.

Formed in 2009, OCL started their first project and began building around a business model focused on “People” and “Doing the Job Right”. We are currently recruiting a Senior Mechanical Estimator to assist in coordinating bids in our estimating team. This role will support our various divisions and business units, with a focus on mechanical projects.

This position is based out of the head office in Edmonton, AB and reports into the Estimating Manager.

The Senior Mechanical

Estimator will assist, support and coordinate the estimating team with a variety of project pursuits in midstream and industrial construction scopes. As a key member, we are looking for an ambitious individual who is able to quickly build rapport with his/her team, senior management, clients, vendors, and project staff. The ideal candidate is an exceptional technical writer with at least five years of progressive estimating experience and a proven ability to lead mechanical bids from start to finish.

As the Senior Mechanical Estimator, you will be responsible for ensuring OCL maintains an exceptionally high quality of proposal.



Competitive base salary, negotiable, based on experience Eligible for annual bonus based on company performance 100% employer-paid drugs, travel, life & dependent life insurance and AD&D; Long term disability $7000 health care spending account per year (can roll into RRSP) Paid vacation Cell phone allowance or company provided cell phone Company provided IT assets Flexible start and end times. Coordination of vendor and sub‑contractor requirements Work with operations on labour & material take‑offs for each discipline Take the lead in mechanical and piping estimates, helping to coordinate the efforts for the bid Develop relationships with OCL’s key vendors and subcontractors Assist the project teams in reviewing change orders as required Present cost estimates and other reports to operations and project management Provide solid technical writing support to the estimating and project management teams and work closely with subject matter experts, identifying benefits and value‑add content for proposal submissions Conduct detailed analysis of the contract documents and specifications to determine overall project requirements identifying any associated risk factors,



including the monitoring of published addendums that may alter the original scope of the project Completes final cost estimate of a project through the use of Ineight software, incorporating all labor, equipment, and material data, pricing documentation, overhead and profit margins In conjunction with the Project/OPS Manager reviews special proposal requirements and makes recommendations Solicits pricing from subcontractors and suppliers for labor, equipment and materials, in order to ascertain the lowest price while meeting OCL’s safety and quality standards Undergraduate degree in engineering or post‑secondary diploma in a construction related discipline or quantity surveying Minimum of 5+ years of mechanical & piping estimating experience in the construction industry.

Preference will be given to those who have previous estimating experience in industrial construction Proven ability to handle multiple projects at one time managing stress and tight deadlines effectively Ability to recognize risks and opportunities, analyzing and determining the associated costs, impacts to schedule and creating mitigation plans as required Experience with estimating software such as InEight is considered an asset Ability to review and understand Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project schedules Sound knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft and Google Office Suite, Google Sheets/Docs/Drive and BlueBeam Must be local to Edmonton and legally eligible to work in Canada Diverse projects

📌 Senior Estimator (Commercial Construction Projects) (Edmonton)
🏢 OCL Group
📍 Edmonton