Job details

Salary: 38.46hourly/40.00 hours per week

Terms of employment: Permanent employment/Full time/Day

Starts as soon as possible

Overview

Languages

College/CEGEP

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

- Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
- Prepare pre-qualification submissions to present clients
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects
- Create and submit estimate reports, quote sheets and bids forms
- Analyze tenders and recommend awards

Job Duties

- Preparation of construction related cost estimates, cost plans, and cost strategies
- Change order reviews and valuations of work in progress and bid analyses
- Prepares work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
- Identifies labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
- Computes costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
- Preparation of studies and plans on value engineering, life cycle costing, and sustainable practices
- Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
- Presents prepared estimate by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information.
- Maintains cost data base by entering and backing up data.

Credentials





Certificates, licenses, memberships, and courses
- Membership in the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

MS Excel

Type of experience

Civil

Electricity - construction

Mechanical construction

$500,001 - $1,500,000

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Rapid-paced environment

Work under pressure

Personal suitability

Client focus

Flexibility

Organized

Team player

Disability benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other: Minimum education of College in Civil Engineering req’d

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering pref’d

• Minimum of 3+ years of related experience req’d

• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications;

Experience and specialty in electrical and mechanical cost strategies

• Cost control in the commercial/institutional/Industrial sector concentrating on vertical construction;

Experience with conceptual and detailed measurement / pricing;

Experience in CMGC / GCCM process;

Experience with estimating software systems, onscreen takeoff software and BIM

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

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