Estimator

  • Full Time
  • Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • 20000-100000 CAD / Year
  • Applications have closed

Website EBC Inc.

Job Description

For more than 50 years, our building team has brought countless construction projects to life, distinguished by the high quality of its work, respecting the highest industry standards, and aiming to obtain environmental certifications. Engineers, architects, and other building specialists work with heart and enthusiasm to meet deadlines and exceed client expectations, while improving the well-being of communities.

Office buildings, hospitals and research centers, educational establishments, residential buildings, hotels, shopping centers, factories, sports and cultural centers, our team excels in erecting these places using the tools at the cutting edge of technology and place the human being at the heart of its concerns by advocating an innovative collaborative approach.

Come build with us!

• The position will be based on a major construction project in Ottawa.

Responsibilities

• Study plans and specifications;
• Interpret the technical specifications of the tender documents;
• Analyze and prepare tender documents;
• Discuss the working methods to be applied, parts of the work to be subcontracted, risks and constraints of the call for tenders;
• Perform quantity calculations;
• Evaluate the costs of materials, labor, and necessary equipment;
• Find prices from subcontractors and suppliers;
• Establish the work schedule;
• Communicate with subcontractors and suppliers to obtain file clarifications;
• Participate in mandatory visits and / or client meetings for relevant information;
• Prepare the review of proposals and ensure that the scope of work is complete.

Requirements

Requirements
• DEC in building estimation, architecture, civil engineering, or the equivalent;
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar position;
• Bilingual (an asset), but proficiency in English language with excellent communication skills (written and verbal) is required;
• Secret-level security;
• Proficient in MS Office and MS Project software;
• Working knowledge of construction equipment and techniques, estimating, drawings and specifications, building material and required standards applicable to discipline.

Skills And Attitudes Required

• Autonomy;
• Attention to details;
• Dynamic and organized;
• Ability to work in a team;
• Able to perform in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines;
• Excellent organizational, communication and writing skills.

Benefits

Conditions offered by EBC
• Competitive salary;
• 4 weeks of annual vacation;
• Flexible group insurance program upon entry;
• Group RRSP with employer contribution to a Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP);
• 24-hour access to a virtual doctor (telemedicine);
• Training and development programs;
• Employee assistance program;
• Active social club and health and wellness committee;
• Diverse, innovative and stimulating environment;
• A company built on values of respect, integrity and a job well done;
• Firm recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies