Senior Estimator & Tender/Bid Specialist AlKira Building Services Ltd.

About the Role
AlKira Building Services Ltd. is seeking an experienced, commercially minded bidding professional to identify, evaluate, price, and submit tenders and contract bids for commercial cleaning, property maintenance, post-construction cleaning, and restoration services. The successful candidate will independently interpret bid documents, prepare defensible estimates, identify commercial and contractual risks, develop compliant submissions, and communicate assumptions clearly. This role requires sound judgment, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines from opportunity review through operational handover.

Key Responsibilities
● Identify and evaluate public and private tenders, RFPs, and contract opportunities. ● Review specifications, service schedules, evaluation criteria, contract terms, and submission requirements. ● Attend site visits and assess site conditions, mandatory requirements, and submission deadlines. ● Prepare estimates for labour, staffing, payroll, equipment, supplies, subcontractors, overhead, and profit. ● Recommend pricing strategies that support AlKira’s profitability targets. ● Prepare proposals, pricing schedules, scope descriptions, compliance documents, and supporting materials. ● Request, compare, and validate supplier and subcontractor quotations. ● Identify ambiguities, exclusions, assumptions, contractual concerns, and financial risks. ● Coordinate and submit complete, compliant bids by the required deadlines. ● Manage clarification requests, addenda, follow-ups, and tender communications. ● Track opportunities, submissions, outcomes, and reasons for wins or losses. ● Prepare handover packages for awarded contracts, including the approved scope, budget, staffing plan, assumptions, and service requirements. ● Coordinate with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal operations personnel. Required Qualifications ● Demonstrated experience preparing estimates and tender submissions for commercial services. ● Experience calculating labour, materials, equipment, subcontractors, overhead, and profit. ● Experience preparing compliant proposals and managing submission deadlines. ● Experience using spreadsheets and document-management tools for estimating and bid preparation. ● Ability to interpret specifications, service requirements, contract terms, and evaluation criteria. ● Ability to provide examples of relevant bids, contract values, pricing approaches, and outcomes, subject to confidentiality requirements. ● Solid written and verbal communication skills. ● Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.



● Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal operations personnel. Preferred Qualifications ● Experience in janitorial services, facilities maintenance, construction cleaning, restoration, or a related industry. ● Experience bidding on municipal, institutional, strata, or multi-site contracts. ● Knowledge of Canadian workplace safety, insurance, and workers’ compensation requirements. ● Experience with procurement portals and formal RFP or tender submissions. ● Experience with Xactimate, particularly for insurance restoration estimates. ● Experience with labour productivity analysis, fully burdened payroll costs, overhead allocation, pricing strategy, and profit margins. Key Deliverables The successful candidate will be expected to produce: ● Prospect assessments identifying project fit, mandatory requirements, key dates, and bid risks. ● Detailed estimates supported by clear calculations and source information. ● Documented assumptions, exclusions, clarifications, and pricing rationale. ● Complete proposals, pricing schedules, scope descriptions, compliance documents, and supporting materials. ● Supplier and subcontractor quotation comparisons and validation records. ● Submission checklists and complete bids submitted by the required deadlines. ● Records of clarification requests, addenda, follow-ups, and tender communications. ● An organized opportunity and bid-outcome tracker. ● Clear operational handover documentation for awarded contracts. Compensation and Engagement AlKira is open to discussing the following arrangements: ● Contract engagement ● Part-time engagement ● Ongoing engagement ● Project-based work for specific tenders or estimating assignments The final arrangement will depend on the candidate’s experience, availability, scope of work, and anticipated workload. Compensation and payment terms will be discussed with shortlisted candidates based on the agreed responsibilities and engagement structure. Application Requirements Please submit: ● A current résumé or professional profile. ● A brief summary of relevant experience in commercial cleaning, maintenance, construction cleaning, restoration, or related tender work. ● Examples of relevant bids, estimates, or contracts won, subject to confidentiality restrictions.



● Details of the contract value, scope, pricing approach, and your role for each example. ● A description of the estimating, spreadsheet, document-management, and procurement tools or portals you have used. ● Your availability and preferred engagement arrangement. ● Your compensation expectations or proposed rate structure. ● Any relevant qualifications, certifications, or references. Applicants should remove or anonymize confidential client, employer, and pricing information where necessary. Selection Criteria Candidates will be assessed on: ● Relevant estimating and tender experience. ● Experience in commercial cleaning, maintenance, construction cleaning, restoration, or related services. ● Ability to develop accurate, well-supported, and profitable estimates. ● Ability to interpret bid documents and identify requirements, assumptions, exclusions, and risks. ● Ability to prepare complete and compliant tender submissions. ● Familiarity with procurement portals, spreadsheets, document-management tools, and estimating software. ● Communication, organization, attention to detail, and deadline management. ● Ability to explain previous pricing approaches, assumptions, risks, and results. ● Ability to coordinate effectively with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal operations personnel. Selection Process The selection process may include: 1. Application and résumé review. 2. Initial discussion about relevant experience, availability, and engagement preferences. 3. Review of submitted examples or discussion of previous bids and estimating methods. 4. Practical estimating or tender-review exercise for shortlisted candidates. 5. Final discussion covering scope, deliverables, communication expectations, compensation, and engagement terms. 6. Reference checks or verification of relevant experience, where appropriate and with the candidate’s consent. The practical exercise, if used, will assess the candidate’s ability to interpret bid requirements, identify risks and assumptions, develop or review pricing, and organize a compliant submission.

How to Apply
Please apply through Indeed or Job Bank with your résumé, a brief cover letter, and any relevant examples of estimating or tender work. In your application, indicate your preferred engagement arrangement, availability, and compensation expectations. AlKira Building Services Ltd. thanks all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. Pay: $52,000.00-$110,000.00 per year

Perks:
- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Work from home Work

Location:
Hybrid remote in Penticton, BC

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