Ledcor Group of Companies

Estimator - Powerline Construction

Ledcor Group of Companies$88K — $122K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience estimating powerline construction projects
  • 10+ years of construction industry experience
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office and estimating software
  • In-depth understanding of construction documents and specifications
  • Knowledge of construction costs, budgets, and project scheduling
  • Experience negotiating and managing contractual risks
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to guide team members
  • Familiarity with estimating power transmission and distribution work is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Integrate drawing specifications and conditions into bids after thorough reviews
  • Prepare work take-offs and estimations for utility projects based on various documents
  • Lead subcontractor and supplier solicitation, analyzing quotes for complex bids
  • Develop estimates by managing direct and indirect costs while assigning responsibilities
  • Create and verify staffing models, schedules, and execution strategies in collaboration with operations
  • Facilitate estimate reviews and help develop necessary bid clarifications
  • Align estimating practices between Utilities and other business units

Benefits

  • Flexible working conditions, including home and office options
  • Travel opportunities to sites and offices across Western Canada
  • Comprehensive total rewards package promoting overall wellbeing
  • Challenging and exciting work with skill development opportunities
Full Job Description
You are an Estimator with Powerline Construction experience who will be responsible for creating cost estimates and preparation of estimating packages in relation to quantity takeoffs, cost buildups, studies, budgets, subtrade solicitation, and competitive bid comparisons to support our projects. You will report to the Senior Estimator and will solve complex problems by offering innovative perspectives on existing solutions, and exercises judgment based on the analysis of diverse information sources.

Apply Now! Join our Utilities team in Vancouver, BC today!

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Essential Responsibilities:

  • Integrates requirements from drawing specifications, terms and conditions into bid. Conducts through reviews RFI's prior to submission

  • Prepares work take-offs and estimates on utility projects including costs of materials, labour and equipment required for projects based on contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings and specifications

  • Leads subcontractor and supplier solicitation.  Reviews and analyzes quotes, providing data to support subcontractor selection for all bids, including large and complex bids

  • Develops estimates by creating and verifying direct and indirect costs. Additionally, assigns and manages bid package responsibilities

  • Creates and reviews indirect staffing models, project and execution schedules, and execution strategy, ensuring constructability and alignment with the estimate, in collaboration with operations input

  • Leads estimate reviews and facilitates the development of bid clarifications

  • Establishes and maintains alignment between Utilities and other business unit estimating teams

Qualifications:

  • 5 + years’ experience estimating powerline construction projects

  • 10 + years construction industry experience

  • Strong computer background including experience with MS Office and related estimating software

  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of trade-related drawings and specifications, including understanding of construction documents and the ability to assess their level of completeness

  • Knowledge of construction costs and budgets, ability to develop a project schedule

  • Experience with negotiating and resolving contractual risks, and recommending mitigation practices

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt message to audience; ability to coach and guide other team members

  • Experience estimating both power transmission and distribution work an asset

Working Conditions:

  • Flexible working conditions – both home and office based

  • Some travel will be required to site and/or office locations within Western Canada

Compensation

$88,800.00 - $122,100.00

This is the expected base pay range for this role. Individual base pay will be determined based on a variety of factors including experience, knowledge, skills, education and location.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Additional Information

About Ledcor Group of Companies

Ledcor Group of Companies is a diversified construction company, made up of teams of people who are proven in their industries. From modest to massive, we will move your project forward. We are a North American company with a passion for the work we do. With over 20,000 employees and more than 100 years of experience, Ledcor is one of the largest and most diversified construction companies in North America. We are a family-owned company with a culture of safety and quality. We believe that building relationships is key to success and we take pride in our ability to offer diverse services to our clients in the construction, commercial, and industrial sectors. Our projects include buildings, highways, bridges, airports, mines, pipelines, and more.
Learn more about Ledcor Group of Companies
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1947

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