Estimator

• Prepare quantity take-offs from drawings, specifications, and bid documents
• Review project documentation to identify scope requirements and potential risks
• Support labor, material, equipment, and subcontract cost estimates
• Evaluate bid opportunities and tender requirements
• Solicit supplier and subcontractor pricing
• Analyze vendor quotations and compare pricing options
• Prepare bid submissions and proposal packages
• Compile schedules, qualifications, exclusions, and supporting documentation
• Participate in estimate review and turnover meetings
• Transfer estimate assumptions and project requirements to operations
• Maintain estimating databases and historical cost information
• Track project bid results and estimate performance
• Monitor market trends for labor, materials, and fabrication costs
• Research suppliers, subcontractors, and emerging industry practices

Junior Estimator – Fabrication, Industrial

• Provide accurate estimating and subcontractor costing during budgeting and estimating stages
• Develop estimates in accordance with company procedures, including takeoffs
• Solicit pricing from subcontractors and suppliers
• Determine general expenses and provide input into margins and fees
• Review project documents and analyze project requirements
• Identify inherent risks and opportunities and develop strategies for a competitive edge
• Clarify issues with clients and consultants
• Develop preliminary project construction schedules for pricing time-related activities
• Prepare estimate summaries and participate in detailed estimate reviews with management
• Lead or participate in estimate closing and tender submission
• Assist with post-tender submissions and negotiations
• Participate in project development activities, including scope definition, preconstruction planning, control estimate development, and delivery
• Provide preconstruction services, including preliminary budgets, cost plans, and value engineering opportunities
• Identify leads and securement opportunities through construction-industry contacts
• Maintain labour-rate, material-pricing, and project-cost databases
• Prepare conceptual estimates using historical data
• Create and maintain benchmark estimate values
• Manage project budgets and update them as required by project teams

Electrical Estimator

• Prepare detailed estimates for commercial, institutional, industrial, transportation, and major infrastructure projects
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, engineers, contractors, clients, and staff
• Advise clients on new and effective products and services
• Seek new opportunities, projects, and clients
• Prepare mechanical budgets from preliminary sketches, specifications, and related information
• Prepare accurate cost estimates for tendered projects
• Contact suppliers and trades to obtain quotations
• Prepare spreadsheets containing supplier information and quotes
• Coordinate and prepare for pre-tender site tours
• Participate in project site visits as requested
• Analyze potential project cost savings
• Set up estimate data in computer programs
• Review estimate information, drawings, and supplier bills of materials before tender closing
• Analyze estimate strengths and disadvantages and prepare and evaluate closing strategies
• Analyze tender documents and contractual obligations
• Prepare and deliver quotation letters before closing time with management approvals
• Obtain client feedback and quotation results
• Contribute to pre-plan meetings
• Maintain and update estimating, change order, service, and historical estimate databases
• Train and support new and existing staff
• Provide leadership and positive motivation to project staff and company partners
• Mentor and develop estimators toward Senior Estimator roles
• Create and maintain benchmark estimate values
• Manage project budgets and update them as required

Senior Mechanical Estimator

• Lead medium-to-large estimates or components of large estimates and own the assigned scope of work
• Lead win strategy development
• Analyze contract documents and specifications to determine and validate project requirements
• Complete quantity take-offs for labor, equipment and materials and identify missing information
• Lead conceptual estimate proposal submissions and presentations for construction management and design-build pursuits
• Support the estimate lead by populating tender forms, generating requests for information, anticipating proposal requirements and assisting with pursuit schedules
• Conduct risk and opportunity analysis on bid-related documents
• Document, organize and archive estimate information for transfer to the project team
• Perform bid-day assignments and support other estimators in closing scopes
• Coordinate with internal departments and external stakeholders on site logistics, schedules, execution plans and project budgets
• Complete and present final cost estimates and tender submissions for review and approval
• Establish critical path schedules and review work completed by estimators
• Lead, mentor and coach direct and indirect reports

• Inspect vehicles at service/claim centres and satellite estimating locations
• Confirm vehicle damage and prepare estimates using an automated estimating system
• Follow MPI Estimating Standards and Original Equipment Manufacturer repair procedures
• Organize and complete road call estimates for customers and repair facilities
• Review supplements and first estimates submitted by repair facilities
• Review Direct Repair estimates, supplements, and photographs
• Review and approve estimates and supplements for mouse infestation claims, off-road vehicles, recreational vehicles, and motorcycles
• Review and approve claims submitted through the virtual claims file process
• Complete first estimates on commercial vehicles
• Determine whether vehicles are repairable or total losses
• Review completed repairs and authorize additional repairs as required
• Complete documentation supporting claim file decisions, investigations, and legal action

• Calculate major construction cost estimates
• Plan, develop, negotiate, and perform contract execution for projects
• Lead the estimating process and tender closings
• Review plans and specifications and identify discrepancies
• Complete Class D, C, B, and A budgets in divisional or elemental format
• Present estimates and interact with clients and consultants independently
• Organize plans and specifications for subtrade distribution and posting on BuildingConnected
• Prepare front-end specifications with the project manager
• Coordinate site visits and attendance
• Complete pre-bid forms and summary sheets
• Establish trade budgets and prepare post-bid closing summaries
• Complete bonding and insurance requests and submissions
• Solicit bidders, distribute subtrade requests, and follow up to ensure positive closing results
• Identify cost savings during budgeting and tendering
• Manage tender RFIs from internal teams and subcontractors and submit them for consultant clarification
• Take off general subtrade scopes and prepare detailed costing of self-perform scopes
• Participate in project team meetings and workshops
• Maintain strong trade relationships supporting budgeting and tender results
• Collaborate with the company team, clients, and consultants to fulfill preconstruction commitments
• Consider costs in relation to project schedules and seasonality
• Prepare closing sheets, breakdowns, and separate pricing
• Identify risks and opportunities
• Complete bid leveling for each scope before client bid recommendations
• Lead subtrade review meetings and scope clarification with project manager and superintendent involvement
• Adopt and maintain the RFP fee strategy
• Complete post-project reviews and cost analysis

Senior Estimator

• Inspect building damage at loss sites and estimate repair costs
• Establish the value of various items associated with buildings
• Follow up with the claims adjuster, policyholder, and various stakeholders (contractors, restoration professionals, etc.)
• Stay up to date on material and labour costs, as well as new technologies
• Comply with the mandate assigned by the claims adjuster
• Submit the report and all relevant information to the claims adjuster responsible for the file, enabling them to determine the compensation payable to the policyholder
• Provide an opinion on the probable cause of the loss, the depreciation of property, and whether a notice should be submitted to Underwriting

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