Overview

- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Work setting
- Estimating
- Quantity surveying
Tasks
- Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Prepare master format estimates (Class A)
- Prepare elemental format estimates (Classes B, C, D)
- Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects
- Project cash flow and financing requirements
- Create and submit estimate reports, quote sheets and bids forms
- Utilize quantity take-off procedures
- Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems
- Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
- Prepare and maintain directory of supplies and trade contractors
- Liaise, consult and communicate with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
Computer and technology knowledge
- Estimating packages
- MS Excel
- MS Word
Type of experience
- Civil
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Industrial construction
- Institutional construction
- Residential construction
Project size estimating experience
- $1,500,001 - $4,000,000




- $4,000,001 - $8,000,000
- $8,000,001 +
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Proactive
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Morning
Experience
- 5 years or more
Employment terms options
- Day
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care advantages
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site recreation and activities
- Team building opportunities

📌 Quantity surveyor - construction (Calgary)
🏢 CareerBeacon
📍 Calgary