Electrical Estimator

BGIS•Uxbridge, ON

3h•Onsite

About The Position

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6,500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. The Electrical Estimator will be responsible for preparing detailed cost estimates for key building improvement and new equipment construction projects. This specifically includes:

Requirements

Electrical construction - estimating experience an asset
Construction job site experience is an asset
Proficient with Estimating software, tools and MS Excel
Trimble Experience is an asset
Very good English written and communication skills required
Strong client focus, proactive, and a desire to achieve results
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem solving skills
Excellent attention to quality, accuracy and details
Knowledge of Canadian codes and standards

Responsibilities

Prepare Detailed Cost Estimates for key building improvement and new equipment construction projects
Objectively calculate materials, labour, and equipment costs based on proposals, plans, and specifications, including project closings
Draft requests for quotations to secure competitive pricing from suppliers and subcontractors
Elaborate consistent and reliable project costing templates by unit, division or type
calculate materials, labour, and equipment costs based on proposals, plans, and specifications, including project closing details
Coordinate a cost benchmarking process through the project bid process for all regions.
Standardize price grid utilisation, gather extensive pricing information, for Construction, Services & equipment.
Supply consistent data, training and support to the project managers in their estimation efforts and validate certain project estimations.
Assess and challenge change orders real market value with project managers and vendors
Provides interactive support to all bids/proposals
Collaborate with the Lead Estimator and Projects Team to determine project costs and overheads for each estimate.
Ultimately responsible for the quality & accuracy of estimating process and tools, and of some key project estimates
Participate in hand over meeting with Project management team after award.
Maintains databases within estimating software & tools