Mechancial Estimator
Mechancial Estimator
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Job Description
Modern Niagara helpsbuildingowners managers and general contractors meet themechanical electrical integratedbuildingtechnology andbuildingservicesneeds of their buildings across Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Toronto Southwestern Ontario and Ottawa. We also develop custom turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canadas infrastructure and on the communities where we live learn work and heal.
WE BUILD FOR LIFE.
We value passion initiative determination professionalism and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and as a result our award-winning safety culture has a record thats well above industry standards.
At Modern Niagara you will work alongside values-driven safety-conscious and high-impact teams in a fast-paced innovative and collaborative environment. Here your knowledge skills and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canadas infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.
Modern Niagara is one of Canadas Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNAs Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazines Gold Winner for Canadas Safest Employers Award in theBuildingand Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canadas Best Health Safety Culture Award as well as Canadas Best Health Safety Leader Award.
We are seeking a MechanicalEstimator to join the team in Ottawa Ontario. As theMechanicalEstimator you will work within the team to prepare for assemble and submit tender prices for various projects of all sizes and scope. The Estimator will be responsible to prepare record and maintain pricing and assist the management team in the ongoing pursuit and acquisition of construction projects. Through the development of the estimate the Estimator sets the basis for the projects teams success by breaking the project into logical areas with labour and cost breakdowns. The estimator is responsible for the turnover of this information to the project execution team when Modern is successful in their bid.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review proposal specifications and complete quantity take-offs for labour equipment and materials to ensure accurate pricing
- Estimate and create accurate proposals for individual projects
- Identify innovative solutions to solve clients problems ultimately resulting in improvements or cost-saving incentives
- Meet with customers & clients to better understand their needs and requirements
- Meet with Modern Niagara suppliers to foster relationships and negotiate pricing
- Provide technical support to Modern Niagaras Project Managers Project Coordinators and Business Development teams
- Generate project plans and communication plans and facilitate project hand-off meetings for all relevant project partners once the project has been awarded
- Liaise with Project Managers and ensure all relevant information is shared and understood
Qualifications and Job Requirements:
- 8 years of extensive practical and successful experience in organizing and preparing cost estimates and proposals for Mechanical (HVAC sheet metal plumbing and/or piping) construction projects working in both the subcontractor and prime contractor capacity
- Experience in reading and interpreting construction drawings and documents.
- Experience with estimating software (ex. Trimble AutoBid Bluebeam ProCore)
- Strong understanding of specifications construction methods and procedures
- Experience incommercialandinstitutionalprojects is an asset
- Ability to put together accurate proposals under pressure and within customers deadlines
- Demonstrated Intermediate to Advanced level of Microsoft Office products focus on Excel
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
At Modern Niagara we recognize the value of fostering a diverse equitable and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women Indigenous Black racialized 2SLGBTQIA people with disabilities and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities experience equitable outcomes and can thrive and reach their full potential.
We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at
Employment Type
Full-Time
