estimator, civil/water/wastewater.

Advantages
This is a full-time opportunity with a leading General Contractor in Canada. This position comes with a generous base salary, bonus, profit sharing options, full comprehensive benefits, car allowance, and vacation.

Responsibilities
•Prepare materials, labour and equipment cost estimations necessary to successfully carry out a construction project according to proposals, plans, estimates and specifications.
•Establish unit costs, labour rates, productivity factors and location impacts
•Obtain competitive material & equipment prices for all tenders / pursuits, specific to each opportunity
•Evaluate and recommend allowances for indirect costs, design unknowns, escalation and contingency.
•Establish and develop competitive edges on tenders / pursuits in order to improve chances of success.
•Attend Pre-tender site visits / meetings in order to fully understand the scope of the tender / project
•Review design options and recommend best solution based on cost, engineering quality or availability of materials.
•Provide technical assistance in negotiating contracts, change orders, etc., as required
•Participate and / or lead commercial / contract negotiations for Sub-trade “Buy-out’s” on secured projects; in conjunction with the operations team

Qualifications
•Post-secondary degree or diploma in construction/engineering or relevant work experience
•3+ years of experience in estimating
•Experience estimating on water/wastewater projects
•Able to read and interpret building specifications, schematics and as-builds.
•Able to use cost-estimating software to prepare cost quotes and bids.
•Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Adobe.
•Good understanding of current market conditions and competitors within our marketplace

Summary
If you are interested to pursue this opportunity and your qualifications meet the requirements - please email courtney.latta@randstad.ca
Only qualified candidates will be contacted

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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