Are you an influential leader with strong negotiation skills? As the Northwest Director of Estimating, you will lead and develop a high-performing estimating team responsible for pursuing and securing some of the region's most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects, driving bid strategy, subcontractor engagement, and commercial competitiveness. This is a unique opportunity to lead estimating efforts for FlatironDragados' largest division, supporting significant growth while delivering some of the Northwest's most complex and transformative infrastructure projects.

What you will be doing

• Works with operational and business development leaders to determine which pursuits to engage in across our Northwest Division
• Provides technical and industry knowledge towards risk, contract management, owner relationships and vendor or subcontractor partnerships.
• Organizes and supervises estimating teams to prepare bids, select vendors or subcontractors and determine cost effectiveness of project to bid.
• Delegates review of project and appropriate regulations required to construct the project to meet disadvantages business requirements and minority participation agreements.
• Reviews total estimate of all projects to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to formal submission.
• Participates in pre-bid meetings, bid strategy, bid reviews and representation meetings as required.
• Upon project completion, participates in debriefing with estimating, engineering and production teams to discuss positive and negative aspects of the project related to overall financial performance.
• Leads Joint Venture (JV) meetings and hand-off meetings between pursuit phase and active project management team to ensure accurate and complete knowledge transfer between the phases.
• Manages the development and submission of BRC documentation.

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
• 15+ years estimating & cost control related experience required.
• Construction, design, finance and management experience required.
• Estimating experience on mega jobs required. 
• Ideally you will have a diverse mix of project experience across roads, bridges, tunnels, aviation, water/water treatment and/or marine. 
• Experience across alternative and collaborative delivery contract models, including DB, PBD, CMAR and CMGC is strong preferred. 
• Expert knowledge of HCSS Heavy Bid Estimating Software
• Understands best value approach to winning new work.
• Expert knowledge of various construction engineering and project delivery methods.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills required.

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program