Electrical Estimator
About The Position
The Electrical Estimator will be responsible for preparing detailed cost estimates for key building improvement and new equipment construction projects. This specifically includes calculating materials, labour, and equipment costs based on proposals, plans, and specifications, including project closings. The role involves drafting requests for quotations, elaborating project costing templates, coordinating cost benchmarking, standardizing price grid utilization, and gathering extensive pricing information for construction, services, and equipment. The estimator will also provide data, training, and support to project managers, validate project estimations, assess change orders, and offer interactive support to bids and proposals. Collaboration with the Lead Estimator and Projects Team is essential for determining project costs and overheads. Ultimately, the Electrical Estimator is responsible for the quality and accuracy of the estimating process, tools, and key project estimates, and will participate in handover meetings with the Project Management team after award. Maintaining databases within estimating software and tools is also a key responsibility. This is an in-office position located in Uxbridge.
Requirements
- Proficient with Estimating software, tools and MS Excel
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Electrical construction - estimating experience an asset
- Construction job site experience is an asset
- Trimble Experience is an asset
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
