Vancouver based Real Estate Developer and Builder are looking to add an Estimator to their growing team. Company focused on Residential mixed-use developments (wood-frame and concrete) throughout Metro Vancouver.
Open to idea of taking on someone with minimum 3 or more years experience – Candidates must have experience in an Estimating capacity for residential wood-frame or concrete developments in the Metro Vancouver market.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work closely with owner and all internal/external parties throughout preconstruction phase ensuring accuracy of costs and project requirements meeting all deadlines.
- Ensure all relevant information is correct with complete overview of all project expenses.
- Join a collaborative teamwork environment advocating for customers to establish strong relationships and business opportunities.
- Ability to prepare and make accurate cost estimates across all scopes of work in a timely manner.
- Develop variance reports as the design evolves – prepare value engineering studies throughout.
- Understand and present unit costs factors which can affect construction costs.
- Devise estimate packages and present clearly to clients for cost accuracy.
- Collaborate with project team for staffing requirements and specific project needs.
- Strong bidding process experience including but not limited to evaluating subcontractor proposals, soliciting bids, communicating with bidders and ensuring accuracy.
- Ability to engage and develop business with new and existing customers.
- Review bid packages from subtrades.
- Review contracts and identify key insurance key insurance issues.
- Ability to lead, mentor and motivate project teams during the preconstruction phases.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field – Preferred but not required, equivalent years of experience also considered.
- Experience with identifying project issues while providing an innovative and creative approach to finding solutions.
- Team player with strong communication skills, a positive go getter attitude and who can work with internal and external parties.
- Minimum of 3 estimating experience with previous exposure to residential developments.
- Computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Estimating software’s (Timberline, etc.), take-off software’s, BIM products (Revit, etc.) and exposure to scheduling software such as Primavera or others.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Call Gavin on 604-363 6297 at any time to discuss this role in more detail or apply via email at gavin.fitzgerald@ssaltd.com
