Junior Estimator

Sobkow Technologies Inc.; Brandon; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental care

Extended health care

Job summary

K&J Construction Ltd. in Canada is seeking a Junior Estimator to join our team.

The role involves preparing accurate estimates for commercial and agricultural construction projects, reading drawings, performing quantity take-offs, and compiling material and subcontractor costs. The ideal candidate has 1–2 years experience in blueprint reading, project specifications, and pricing estimates, with strong numerical skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Excellent numerical skills and an analytical mindset.
• 1–2 years reading blueprints and understanding project specs.
• Experience with quantity take-off.
• Diligent and thorough.

Responsibilities

• Interpret plans and specifications for pricing.
• Prepare proposals for clients.
• Identify material and subcontractor requirements.
• Inventory management.
• Compute quantities using Estimating Excel spreadsheet.
• Identify conflicts between project documents.
• Analyze quantities of change orders for extras.
• Ensure timely pricing for project closure.
• Communicate scope to subcontractors and suppliers and interpret quotes.
• Maintain project files for estimate figures.
• Ensure worksheets and take-off forms are clear to reviewers.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical mindset

Blueprint reading

Quantity take-off

Tools

Excel

Job description

K&J Construction Ltd. is looking for a Junior Estimator to join our Team! We specialize in Commercial and Agricultural Construction and Construction Management. The Junior Estimator will work alongside the Purchaser/Estimator and office staff to prepare accurate estimates for both small and large sized construction projects. They will be required to analyze information, specifications, proposals, and important metrics, to provide quantity take-off and accurate costing. The estimating process includes reading drawings, quantity take-off, writing proposals, and obtaining costs for materials and subcontractors.

A qualified candidate should have excellent numerical skills, an analytical mindset, be diligent and thorough, with one to two years of experience in reading blueprints, understanding project specifications, and quantity take-off.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Interpret the plans and specifications and make the necessary calculations for pricing of projects.
• Prepare proposals for clients.
• Identify material and subcontractor requirements by studying blueprints, specifications, and related project documents.
• Inventory management.
• Compute quantities using the estimating Excel spreadsheet.
• Identify potential conflicts between project documents.
• Analyze quantities of specific change orders for extras pricing.
• Ensure pricing is requested and received in good time for closing the project.
• Clearly communicate scope of work to subcontractors and suppliers, and accurately interpret quotes to ensure all costs are accounted for and no elements of the scope or supplies are missing.
• Maintain project files for estimate figures, including current and accurate information on prices from suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensure that worksheets and related take-off forms/submittals are presented in a way that is clearly understandable to others reviewing the information.

Job Type

• Full-time

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care

Schedule

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience

• Construction estimating: 1 year (preferred)
• Blueprint reading: 2 years (preferred)