Senior Estimator - Buildings - WPG
Jardeg Construction Services
- Winnipeg, MB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Determine the project scope of work.
- Set-up and complete estimate in company standard estimating program.
- Prepare preliminary construction schedules.
- Complete estimate quantification and draft costing of labour.
- Identify and develop constructability requirements for project construction.
- Analyze design criteria and assist in recommending options for cost, engineering quality, and availability of materials.
- Identify and propose project risk and cost mitigation as well as the potential for project opportunities and cost savings.
- Analyze potential strategies, advantages, or innovations for the project that could provide Graham with a more competitive bid.
- Draft application of labour and equipment productivities to estimates based on historically accurate values.
- Analyze subcontractor bids for irregularities and ensure the full scope of work is included.
- Assemble conceptual / budget costs using past project analytics, benchmarking.
- Develop scopes of work for subcontractors to provide budgeting assistance on smaller, less complex projects.
- Prepare an estimate schedule of all activities required to complete a fully quantified and costed estimate.
- Provide accurate assessments of risk and scope for completed estimates.
- Generate and assess risk mitigation plans that ensure bonding, insurance costing and appropriate contingencies.
- Select and invite to tender trade partners that are assessed to be financially viable with adequate manpower and appropriate level of expertise to complete the work.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders that reflect and support Graham core values.
- Lead a team of support estimators and operational staff, assisting with planning their time, oversee delegation and quality of work, and compiling all input on medium to large complexity projects.
- Lead / manage the Kick-Off Meeting, weekly strategy meetings, and any formal meetings pertinent to ensuring the estimate process will meet the milestone dates established.
- Understand potential pressures on fee and participate in discussions to properly assess and calculate fee.
- Completion of a Construction related Degree or Diploma training program
- 10+ years of construction-related experience, including a combination of field and estimating experience, is an asset
- Proficiency in the use of MS Excel, Primavera, OnScreen Takeoff, Bluebeam and BIM modelling is an asset
- We are one of North America’s largest General Contractors
- Graham is 100% employee owned
- We champion development of our employees, including having accredited PMP and Gold Seal training available in-house
- We have a balanced portfolio of exciting, challenging, and career-defining