Senior Estimator
The Senior Estimator is responsible for managing the Estimating Team, monitoring bid sites, chasing down bid leads, evaluating bid / tender specifications and drawings, ensuring that the operations team has a clear understanding of the project, scope, risks and requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Managing Partner and Regional Manager to develop and execute the bidding strategy, progress and reviews.
- Lead and manage the estimating team to deliver accurate and timely estimates / tenders / bids.
- Oversee the preparation of detailed cost estimates, including labor, materials, and overheads.
- Collaborate with senior management and clients to align on project scopes, budgets, and timelines.
- Determine if tenders are of acceptable quality/risk profile to be accepted for tender and respond to clients appropriately.
- Develop and implement estimating processes and standards to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Analyze market trends and vendor pricing to ensure competitive and realistic estimates.
- Seek out potential opportunities through business connections, industry tenders, and business development alongside senior management.
- Complete full quantity take-off of all equipment and materials required to complete the project as per contract specifications to ensure accuracy of pricing.
- Review scope of work prior to issuing to subcontractors and complete a gap/overlap analysis.
- Provide direction on scope and requirements to the suppliers and sub contractors based on specifications included in the tender.
- Review subcontractors pricing, inclusions, exclusions or qualifications for price evaluation and sub contractor selection.
- Oversee technical writing scopes and work closely with subject matter experts identifying benefits and value-added content for proposal submission.
- Collaborate with other stakeholders as needed for proposal packages and manage timelines and expectations for submissions as well as clarifications, site visits, etc.
- Identify pricing risks with full comprehension of the tender documentation, develop proposal terms and conditions to support/defend pricing, and mitigate risks.
- Estimate project costs for a given project under various contract styles, unit price, lump sum, time and materials (T&M), and using a quantity-based system or conceptual proposal.
- Estimate preparation for costs of materials, labour, sub trades, equipment and produces a final tender submission.
- Conduct bid reviews and lessons learned following bid close and results.
- Prepare and provide turnover packages to the construction team for awarded work.
- Participate in project kick off meetings.
- Assist with other ad hoc projects.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years experience managing an estimating team for civil scopes
- Experience estimating underground utility scopes is preferred
- Personable and great at building relationships
- Highly skilled in negotiating
- Experience from managing RFQ phase to project award
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (specifically Excel), MS Project and Adobe
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Experienced in reading plans and specifications
- Highly organized and collaborative
- Strong communication skills - able to delegate and provide instructions clearly with sufficient detail
- Proven leadership capabilities and able to mentor direct reports for advancement
- Valid driver's licence
