Construction Estimator - Quantity Surveyor

ATCO

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

ATCO Frontec is seeking an experienced Construction Estimator with quantity surveying expertise to develop accurate, competitive cost estimates and bid submissions for infrastructure, facility, and construction projects. The role supports commercially sound proposals through quantity takeoffs, cost planning and analysis, subcontractor pricing, risk assessment, and collaboration with project and operations teams. The position includes reviewing drawings, specifications, tender documents, and contract requirements; preparing conceptual, budgetary, and detailed estimates; analyzing supplier and subcontractor quotations; and preparing bid assumptions, qualifications, exclusions, pricing schedules, tender submissions, and approval materials. The estimator also supports awarded-project handovers, estimate reconciliation, lessons learned, change estimates, cost forecasting, and improvements to estimating processes and tools. This is a hybrid position based in Calgary.

Requirements

Diploma or degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Building Science, Architecture, or a related discipline.
Five or more years of progressive experience in construction estimating, quantity surveying, preconstruction, or commercial construction.
Demonstrated experience completing quantity takeoffs, detailed estimates, quote evaluations, and tender submissions.
Advanced ability to interpret drawings, specifications, tender documents, and contracts.
Strong understanding of construction costs, productivity, procurement, subcontracting, and commercial risk.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with estimating or takeoff software.
Strong communication, negotiation, organisation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice To Haves

PQS, CIQS, MRICS, CEC, GSC, or another relevant professional designation.
Experience with infrastructure, commercial, institutional, industrial, modular, remote-site, or defence projects.

Responsibilities

Complete detailed quantity takeoffs from architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings.
Review drawings, specifications, schedules, tender documents, and contract requirements to confirm project scope.
Identify scope gaps, inconsistencies, omissions, overlaps, and constructability concerns during tender review.
Maintain traceable quantity calculations, measurement summaries, and supporting documentation.
Prepare conceptual, budgetary, and detailed construction estimates.
Develop labour, material, equipment, subcontractor, indirect-cost, productivity, and resource calculations.
Prepare estimate summaries, cost breakdown structures, and pricing schedules.
Support bid pricing strategies through cost analysis, benchmarking, and collaboration with operations teams.
Partner with Supply Chain to develop bidder lists, procurement strategies, and subcontractor and supplier bid packages.
Analyze quote coverage, exclusions, qualifications, commercial terms, and scope alignment.
Level and compare bids, identify pricing gaps or overlaps, and support award recommendations.
Maintain current cost data, historical pricing, productivity benchmarks, and regional market intelligence.
Identify cost, schedule, scope, logistics, market, productivity, and commercial risks and opportunities.
Support risk reviews and recommend contingency and escalation allowances.
Review tender and contract requirements for cost implications, including bonds, insurance, taxes, duties, and commercial terms.
Develop bid assumptions, qualifications, exclusions, pricing schedules, tender submissions, and executive approval materials.
Participate in estimate reviews, pricing presentations, post-bid clarifications, and negotiations.
Maintain auditable estimate files with source documents, quotations, calculations, approvals, and revision history.
Provide awarded-project handover to delivery teams, including scope, quantities, productivity assumptions, subcontractor coverage, allowances, and risks.
Support estimate reconciliation, lessons learned, change estimates, cost forecasting, and commercial analysis.
Help improve estimating procedures, templates, databases, tools, and standard work practices.