Senior Estimator Team Lead – Residential Construction

Rise People; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health care

Retirement savings plan (RSP)

Opportunities for professional develop

Job summary

Douglas Homes in Calgary, AB is seeking a Senior Estimator/Team Lead to guide the estimating team, review take-offs, budgets, and pricing from drawings and contracts. You will mentor staff and ensure accuracy to protect project margins.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in residential construction estimating, strong leadership, excellent communication with trades, and proficiency in Excel, Revit, AutoCAD, and related tools. Experience with timelines, costs, and value engineering is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in residential construction estimating or related role.
• Previous experience in a senior, lead, or supervisory capacity preferred.
• Strong understanding of residential construction practices, materials, and trade scopes.
• Decision-making under pressure and ownership of outcomes.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with internal teams and external trade partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the estimating team, providing guidance, mentorship, and oversight on estimating activities.
• Prepare and review accurate quantity take-offs, budgets, and pricing from drawings, specifications, and contracts.
• Provide technical support and guidance on construction methods, scope, pricing, and constructability.
• Review job costs throughout the build, identify variances and cost risks to protect margins.
• Maintain and update global options pricing and items for accuracy and consistency.
• Collaborate with Sales to support options, upgrades, and custom pricing requests.
• Negotiate pricing with trades and suppliers.
• Review and reconcile invoices against PO's, contracts, and approved scopes.
• Work with Construction, Selections, Drafting, Sales, Purchasing, and trades to align scope and budgets.
• Act as escalation point for pricing, scope, costing, and estimating issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentorship

Decision making

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Detail oriented

Education

Civil/Architectural Technologist background

Tools

Excel

Word

Adobe

Outlook

Bluebeam

Revit

AutoCAD

Timberline

Constellation NX

Newstar

Job description

Douglas Homes in Calgary, AB is seeking a Senior Estimator/Team Lead to guide the estimating team, review take-offs, budgets, and pricing from drawings and contracts. You will mentor staff and ensure accuracy to protect project margins.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in residential construction estimating, strong leadership, excellent communication with trades, and proficiency in Excel, Revit, AutoCAD, and related tools. Experience with timelines, costs, and value engineering is preferred.