Senior Building ConsultantBy navigating our career site, you're agreeing to our use of cookies to enhance your experience.# We Build on Great Relationships## Senior Building ConsultantApply: Ottawa, ON: Full time: Posted Today: R2026-01259Connect with us LinkedIn,Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. Thinking about a change? We recognize that the construction industry is changing at a rapid pace and we continually strive to be at the forefront. Our core valuesempower people to deliver outstanding careers to one another and develop creative solutions for complex problems on some of the most exciting projects. It doesn’t matter what your expertise and craft is – there are no boundaries. We are a group of professionals with a variety of expertise within pre-construction, construction, and post-construction. To learn more, check out our Cradle to Grave services and hear from our team directly about what a career at EllisDon could look like for you. As you can see, we are a diverse bunch. Above all, we are a group of individuals with unique experiences and at EllisDon, we choose to celebrate the strength in our differences, every day. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an environment where every employee feels safe to be their true and authentic self. Ultimately, EllisDon’s purpose is to provide people with similar values the opportunity to achieve to their full potential; to deliver that opportunity for great careers to one another; and to contribute meaningfully to the community we share with others. In case you’re curious, here’s what the industry thinks of us and some of the impacts we've made to the communities we work inand our latest Impact Report, highlighting how we're putting our values into practice in areas such as the climate & environment, inclusive diversity,



indigenous relations, and health and safety. You as a Senior Building Consultant will:* Lead and grow your local area, clients and internal resources and provide mentorship to junior team members.
* Investigate and understand local market as well as organize and attend business development opportunities.
* Independently lead building and cost consulting assignments involving major and complex property losses, including losses of $2 million and greater.
* Assess damage to commercial, institutional, industrial, multi-family and other complex properties resulting from fire, water, flood, storm and other insured events.
* Develop, review, challenge and validate scopes for remediation, repair, restoration and reconstruction.
* Prepare and critically analyze construction estimates using Xactimate, quantity surveying principles and recognized estimating methodologies.
* Perform quantity surveying and cost consulting, including measurement, take-offs, cost planning, benchmarking, estimating and cost analysis.
* Analyze and reconcile contractor estimates, quotations, change orders, invoices and supporting documentation.
* Identify gaps in scope, quantities, rates and pricing and provide independent recommendations.
* Advise clients on construction methodology, procurement, constructability, sequencing, schedule, cost and risk.
* Establish independent opinions of repair and reconstruction costs.
* Lead tendering,



bid evaluations, contractor pricing reviews and cost-reconciliation exercises when required.
* Monitor major repair and reconstruction programs to provide ongoing independent cost and technical advice.
* Prepare detailed, professional and defensible reports, assessments and recommendations.
* Lead complex scope and cost discussions with contractors, consultants, insurers, adjusters and property owners.
* Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Building Consultants and other PA&M; team members.
* Lead or support catastrophe assignments involving major losses or portfolios of affected properties.
* Leverage EllisDon’s broader construction platform and technical expertise to develop practical solutions to complex client challenges.Is this the right role for you?* The salary range for this role is $100,000
- $120,000
* 10+ years of relevant industry experience in construction, restoration, construction estimating, quantity surveying, insurance loss consulting or a related discipline.
* Demonstrated experience with large commercial property losses and/or major commercial restoration and reconstruction projects.
* Experience independently evaluating complex construction scopes and costs.
* Advanced knowledge of commercial building assemblies, construction methodologies, restoration, sequencing and construction costs.
* Strong estimating, quantity surveying, cost analysis and cost-management capabilities.
* The ability to independently establish, validate and challenge scopes, quantities and costs.
* Strong commercial judgment and the ability to identify scope gaps, pricing issues, cost exposures and constructability challenges.
* The ability to analyze complex issu

📌 Senior Building Consultant (Ottawa)
🏢 EllisDon
📍 Ottawa