Estimator
The future you want is within reach.
At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.
We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of. From aviation to water infrastructure, convention centres to healthcare facilities, our Calgary team helps bring our clients' visions to life.
Here's how an Estimator for our Calgary office contributes to our team:
Responsibilities
- Leads medium-to-large estimates or components of large estimates.
- Contributes to win strategy development.
- Conducts detailed analysis of contract documents and specifications to determine and validate overall project requirements.
- Ensures the completion of full quantity take-offs of all labor, equipment, and materials from project documents.
- Leads the development of conceptual estimate proposal submissions and presentations to support construction management and design-build pursuits.
- Conducts risk and opportunity analysis by reviewing all bid related documents and utilizing project and industry knowledge.
- Assists with bid document control by documenting, organizing, and archiving all information relating to the estimate for successful transfer to the project team.
- Performs bid-day assignments and supports other estimators to successfully close various scopes.
- Coordinates with internal departments and external stakeholders to create site logistics, a schedule, an execution plan, and project budget requirements.
- Establishes a critical path schedule for the estimate/pursuit and reviewing work completed by estimators on the pursuit.
- Leads a team including mentoring and coaching direct and indirect reports.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in related discipline or trade experience or equivalent.
- 8 years of progressive experience in construction cost estimating, including on-site experience.
- Successfully led pursuits valued at up to $150 million in various delivery methods.
- Experience with self-perform estimates and productivity understanding.
- Knowledge of construction methods, planning, scheduling and sequencing.
- Extensive bid preparation knowledge, including quantity take-off, procurement, pricing and bid closing.
- Expertise in contract terms and risk identification.
- Understanding of different bid processes and contract delivery methods.
- Strong leadership, organizational and multitasking skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with industry stakeholders.
PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.
The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.
PCL combines numerous pay and benefit strategies to provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. Any salary range displayed by a job board is an estimate. Your salary, which considers your unique qualifications and experience, is just one component of the robust total rewards you'll enjoy at PCL. This may include an employee share purchase offering, discretionary annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, retirement plan plus matching, and career development programs.
Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at careers@pcl.com with the position and location you are interested in.
Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started!
Employee Status: Regular Full-Time
Company: PCL Construction Management Inc.
Primary Location: Calgary, Alberta
Job: Estimator
Requisition: 8509