Estimating & Pursuit Leader — Preconstruction

Horizon Contracting Group; Township of Langley; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary 125k–155k CAD

20 days paid time off (vacation + sick

Extended health, dental & vision

RRSP enrollment after 1 year

Annual bonus eligibility

Laptop and company cell phone

Mileage reimbursement

4 days in office per week with travel

Job summary

Horizon Contracting Group seeks a senior leader to head the estimating function, shaping how we identify, evaluate and pursue work across regions and service lines. You will lead, coach and develop the Estimating team, manage capacity and bid strategy, and drive standards, tools and processes to improve accuracy and outcomes.

You will collaborate with Business Development, Regional and Operations leaders, negotiate with clients and travel to meet prospects while ensuring smooth handoffs to

Qualifications

• 8+ years in construction estimating, commercial or business development.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing people.
• Deep knowledge of estimating: scope, pricing, risk and bid strategy.
• Strong business acumen balancing opportunity, risk and client needs.
• Experience building or improving estimating systems and processes.
• Sound judgement for go/no-go decisions and negotiations.
• Strong communication across clients, Operations and senior leadership.
• Education aligned to construction management or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Estimating team.
• Manage estimating capacity, workload and pursuits across regions and service lines.
• Build and improve estimating standards, processes, tools and technology.
• Oversee estimate quality, pricing, risk review, bid strategy and bid leveling.
• Partner with BD, Regional and Operations leaders on pipeline priorities.
• Lead client negotiations and pursuit discussions for sound commercial outcomes.
• Use historical data to improve estimating accuracy and strategy.
• Ensure opportunities hand off to Operations with complete project handover.

Skills

People leadership

Estimating knowledge

Bid strategy

Negotiations

Communication

Business acumen

Project delivery

Education

Post-secondary education in construction management or related field

Job description

Horizon Contracting Group seeks a senior leader to head the estimating function, shaping how we identify, evaluate and pursue work across regions and service lines. You will lead, coach and develop the Estimating team, manage capacity and bid strategy, and drive standards, tools and processes to improve accuracy and outcomes.

You will collaborate with Business Development, Regional and Operations leaders, negotiate with clients and travel to meet prospects while ensuring smooth handoffs to