Senior/Lead Estimator - ICI - Ottawa

Michael Page International (Canada); Ottawa; On-site; CAD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company profit share

Matched RRSP

Health/Dental/Vision benefits

Job summary

A leading general contractor in Ottawa seeks a Senior Estimator to lead the estimating department. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in ICI construction estimating, strong leadership skills, and experience with large-scale projects. This position offers a salary up to $150,000, profit-sharing, and comprehensive benefits including health and dental coverage.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years as an estimator or senior estimator.
• At least 8 years' construction experience in ICI estimating.
• Experience in estimating LEED projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Track projects leads and convert them into bidding opportunities.
• Recommend and implement successful tendering strategies.
• Manage estimating and tender closings.

Skills

Estimator experience

ICI construction estimating

Leadership skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Local market knowledge

MS Office suite

Estimating software

Education

Professional engineering degree (P.Eng)

Gold Seal Certificate (GSC) in Estimating

Quantity Surveyor designation

Tools

MS Project

Primavera scheduling software

Job description

About Our Client

Senior/Lead Estimator - ICI - Ottawa

Our client is a well known and well established ICI focused General Contractor focusing mainly on Corporate and Institutional new builds.

Job Description

Reporting to the VP of Estimation, the successful candidate will be involved in the overall leadership of the estimating department. You will successfully track down project leads turning them into bidding opportunities, solicit pricing from trade partners and develop detailed budgets and competitive bids and proposals in order to meet the objective of continued and sustainable growth of the Company.

Responsibilities

• Recommending and implementing winning tendering strategies
• Developing mutually profitable, long term business relationships with project partners
• Qualifying bidding and prequalification opportunities
• Analyzing project risk and implementing risk mitigation strategies
• Manage the estimating and tender closings
• Foster and maintain positive relations and communication with clients, consultants, architects, and subcontractors.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants

Successful Applicant

Skills & Experience

• Have at least eight (8) years experience as an estimator or senior estimator
• at least 8 years construction experience in ICI construction estimating.
• Hold a professional engineering degree (P.Eng), or a Gold Seal Certificate (GSC) in Estimating, or a Quantity Surveyor designation.
• Have experience in estimating LEED projects
• Have knowledge of local market conditions
• Direct estimating experience in the capacity of Senior Estimator of large Institutional, Commercial, Industrial projects valued between $1million and $100 million
• Demonstrate superior leadership, motivational and mentoring skills
• Strong management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Be eligible for security clearances and possess a valid driver's license
• Working knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook), MS Project or Primavera scheduling software and industry leading estimating/quantity take off software

What's on Offer

A basic salary of up to $150,000 (dependent upon experience)

Company profit share

Matched RRSP

Health/Dental/Vision benefits