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Job type

Full-time

Work location

Calgary, Alberta

Schedule

Monday to Friday

Position Summary

To proactively support, champion and execute Alliston Group’s Estimating and Purchasing tasks by creating/maintaining vendor relationships and actively seeking opportunities for cost savings while maintaining the Alliston level of standard specifications. This role involves managing a team of estimators, coordinating with various departments, working with vendors, and ensuring accurate and competitive project estimates.

Key Responsibilities

Management:

- Lead and manage estimating team, providing guidance and support.
- Develop and maintain estimation guidelines, procedures, and best practices.
- Review and approve all project cost estimates to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Liaise between Estimating team members, vendors/contractors, Construction, Design, Accounting and Sales Team members to ensure accurate information for production.
- Implement Homefront software and train other departments in its uses.
- Complete Performance Management Reviews and implement Performance Improvement Plans when needed.

Cost Analysis, Budgeting & Reporting

- Ongoing job set-up, maintenance, and reviews in Homefront.
- Complete and review tenders.
- Daily review of cost estimates from vendors.
- Maintain a database of historical cost data for reference and analysis.
- Create and maintain accurate material takeoffs.
- Monitor material usage in the field for overages and shortages.
- Create model and option estimates and assemblies.
- Complete and calculate custom price requests for Sales in a timely manner.
- Consistently and proactively maintain issuance of POs and VPOs.
- Review actuals vs.



budgets and establish cost-to-completes or draw stage budgets.
- Analysis of variances, trends and post occupancy incurred costs.
- Provide cost-related recommendations to senior management for decision-making.

Vendor and Supplier Relationships:

- Procurement of vendors and suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing and terms with suppliers to secure the best value for the organization.
- Assist with scope of work communication to contractors, drawing reviews, specification revisions and selections reviews.
- Assist with coordinating holdbacks with the accounting team, construction team and vendors.
- Assist with vendors’/contactors’ queries via phone, email and in person.

Experience and Requirements

- Ability to read and understand all plans, blueprints, grade slips, specifications, and associated construction documents.
- Familiarity with local building codes, zoning regulations, and legal requirements for construction projects.
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills for performing cost calculations, budgeting, and financial analysis.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
- Proven ability to handle large volumes of data.
- Sincere desire to provide “top of class” support and customer service.
- Leadership experience
- Civil Engineering Technology, Construction or Architectural Technology diploma or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years’ experience in construction purchasing/estimating, preferably with a home builder, with at least 2 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
- Homefront experience considered an asset.

Salary

$110,000.00-$130,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- In office gym
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

📌 Estimating and Purchasing Manager (Calgary)
🏢 Alliston Group
📍 Calgary