Intermediate Estimator

Position Scope

We are seeking a Intermediate Estimator to support our Estimating team working on bids for multiple Civil construction projects and scopes of work. This is a great opportunity for an organized, motivated, and flexible individual who enjoys working with a high performing and innovative team while making an impact.

Here at NACG we want to be a part of the next step in your employment journey and push your future forward. Our people are what make North American Construction Group an industry leader, its our people that keep the largest fleet of equipment in Western Canada running and it's our people that keep our job sites safe.

What’s In It for You?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5!
• Market aligned salary & bonus program
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage and employer paid premiums
• GRRSP matching program
• Paid vacation and personal time
• Tuition reimbursement program and career growth and development
• Social culture and employee events
• Half Day Friday’s!

See for yourself from our Senior Business Analyst, Curtis: “There are a lot of things I like about working for NACG, like the opportunity that they open for you for career advancement, great team, awesome leadership, best benefit package for me and my family, flexible time if you need some adjustments in your work schedule and of course the compensation I would say that, I can see myself retiring at NACG!”

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage the development of estimations within the respective functional disciplines.
• Oversee and participate in the development of various types of estimates from conceptual estimates for proposals and early conceptual studies, to detailed estimates for on going projects.
• Provide guidance on services, procedures and methods for the timely and accurate response to client, project management, departmental and company requirements.
• Review tender documents to determine scope of work.
• Review and analyze job actual costing vs. bid and appropriately modify estimate library for future bids.
• Develop proposals and successful bid strategies.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to support bid development (incl. constructability/budget development).
• Develop various types of estimates for proposals including establishing the estimating scope of work, preparing of the estimate methodology and basis of estimate as well as producing the overall estimate schedule identifying all deliverables and interfaces with other disciplines.
• Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, bid strategy and presentations as requested, including site visit meetings.
• Oversee the preparation of estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work.
• Review design options and recommend best solutions based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials.
• Oversee the maintenance of files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current information on prices from suppliers.
• Participate in bid reviews.
• Communicate estimate specifics to operations and all key support departments (supply chain, finance, HR, IT) upon contract execution.
• Other duties as assigned.

What Makes You the ONE

• Minimum of three years’ experience relating to project estimating related to earthworks, civil or mining disciplines.
• Heavy Civil Earthworks, Mining, Industrial Construction and/or Undergrounds experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge and experience with estimating software such as InEight, Heavy Bid or Bid2
  
  Win is an asset.
• Knowledge and understanding or scheduling principles and P6 is an asset.
• Engineering Degree, Engineering Technology Diploma or equivalent experience relating to and/or civil construction and/or project management.
• Extensive knowledge of a variety of estimating methods and techniques.
• Significant knowledge of all project management functions, contract administration, procurement, material control, economics, accounting, labour laws, contract and legal matters.
• Capacity to determine appropriate details for resources, productions, execution plans, scheduling, etc. with…