Division:
Canada - Toronto

Project Location(s):
Toronto, ON M4C 1M5 CAN

Minimum Years Experience:
8

Travel Involved:
40-50%

Job Type:
Regular

Job Classification:
Experienced

Education:
Bachelors Degree

Job Family:
Construction

Compensation:
Salaried Exempt

THE SENIOR ESTIMATOR OPPORTUNITY
Turner Construction's Toronto office is seeking a full-time Senior Estimator. The role requires availability to work on-site or at the head office, Monday to Friday, for 40 hours per week, and will report to the PreConstruction Executive.

PositionDescription: Supports the Lead Estimators and/or Preconstruction Manager in allestimating functions throughout the Project Launch process required during thepreconstruction phase. Responsible for value engineering, budget controls,alternative and comparative studies, constructability reviews and Target ValueDesign. Responsible to ensure that estimates, bids and GMP's are complete,accurate, and well supported by recent pricing data and subcontractor input.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Preconstruction Manager in estimating functions throughout preconstruction phase launch process.
• Leads small and medium estimates or components of large estimates and reviews all associated bid documents.
• Develops win strategies for bid and proposal submissions.
• Strong conceptual estimating. Ability to build an estimate without completed drawings and specifications.
• 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 labour, equipment, and materials from project documents. Perform quantity take-off and studies for assigned trades and building systems.
• Supports the estimate lead by populating tender forms, generating requests for information, anticipating proposal requirements, and assisting to establish a pursuit schedule.
• Recognizes risks related to project specific requirement, site, schedule and market conditions/constraints. Uses contract terms to identify risks and opportunities.
• Leads a small team including mentoring and coaching indirect reports.
• Coordinate trade partner bid lists with procurement for budget pricing and bidding.
• Lead review meetings with owner, architect, and engineer related to Preconstruction phase.
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimates and develop clear and concise messages to explain variances for each project stakeholder.
• Manage distribution of current design documents for trade partner budgeting and bidding; ensure commitment for sufficient trade partner input.
• Review design documents for completion; assemble comments and requests for additional information needed to provide complete estimates.
• Visit project sites to evaluate existing conditions, identify and capture scope not included in design documents.
• Provide pricing for value engineering, alternates, options, and special studies.
• Prepare trade partner bid proposal forms and bid recording sheets for assigned trades, evaluate trade partner input for scope inclusion, and identify scope gaps and overlaps, coordinate with other staff managing trades.
• Confidently lead a team through the completion of a bid process under pressure while building strong relationships with sub-trades
• Take lead role or supporting role in Lump Sum bid process. Assemble accurate, timely and well-organized estimates, including Lump Sum-bid, construction management and design-build contracts.
• Ensure complete and accurate pricing within estimate or Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), reflect recent pricing data and trade partner bids or budgets.
• Participate in estimate review meetings with internal stakeholders to validate estimate prior to client delivery.
• Lead coordination of operational input during estimating, bidding, and GMP process; ensure estimate incorporates detailed General Conditions/Requirement (GC/GRs) study and site logistics and Building LIFE as prepared by Operations.
• Develop, lead, or support assembly of estimate, bid or GMP documents required by and submitted to owner, coordinate requirements with contract agreement.
• Active participation in estimate and GMP review meetings with architects, engineers, and owners. Incorporate comments, feedback, and input into revised estimates or GMP's and assemble revised documents for final submission.
• Participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
• Identifies competitors and understands current market conditions.
• Utilize Building Information Models (BIM) for quantity take-off and visualization to support complete estimate preparation.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma from an accredited program in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction or similar, and minimum of 8 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Delivering projects using CCDC2, CCDC3, CCA5a, CCA5b, and CCDC14 Prime Contracts
• PQS designation form the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors is an asset.
• GSC Gold Seal Certification for the Canadian Construction Association is an asset.
• Building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices knowledge
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Extensive knowledge of estimating documents and ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of documents
• Project management of competing demands, and meet established deadlines
• Familiar with operating procedures and methods of other departments - Procurement, Operations
• Supervisory or management experience
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office suite of applications, and familiar with estimating software
• Travel

PhysicalDemands: The physical demands described here are representative of those thatmust be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions ofthis job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties ofthis job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger,handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, andhear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses acomputer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include closevision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.The employee is occasionally required to be mobile, and the employee regularlytravels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. Theemployee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, officelocations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or moveup to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

WorkEnvironment: The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those an employee encounters while performing the essentialfunctions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an officesetting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in anoffice setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee mayoccasionally work at construction work sites where the employee is exposed tomoving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles,outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the workenvironment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work incompliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.