Estimator

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Located in Barrie, ON

Salary: 50K55-K per year

Express Employment Professionals is recruiting for An Estimator for a busy client in Barrie, On.

Our client requires an experienced Estimator to ensure they are fully prepared with all the knowledge needed to successfully bid on various, exciting projects.

Shift: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Type: Full time
Pay: $50K - 55K based on experience

Estimators must aggressively follow-up with vendors and or subcontractors to ensure that bids are received and reviewed for the correct products.

Estimators also assist with Sales to follow-up on bids and budgets to assist in acquisition of successful profitable work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares and maintains status of plan and spec reproduction
• Solicits and maintains communication with vendors and subcontractors
• Prepares vendor and subcontractor bid packages
• Quantity take offs of project specific products inclusive of labour and equipment forecasts for labour production
• Entry into estimating cost program for current tenders
• Transmit addenda and other bid information to vendor and subcontractors
• Ensures that we have the proper coverage from vendors and subcontractors on bid day
• Shows creativity and resourcefulness to gain better pricing from vendors and subcontractors
• Submits 100% of bids and budgets by the bid deadline
• Enters all relevant information into excel estimating template
• Builds an organized complete bid package file with all relevant information
• Project Knowledge
• Review bid requirements thoroughly and asks follow-up question on every bid
• Has a thorough understanding of the project bid scope
• Develops RFI's and clarifications
• Performs a comprehensive "bid day" analysis
• Tender project inclusions and exclusions, evaluated per scope and sales strategy
• Include value-engineering ideas
• Knowledge of cladding products, suppliers, equivalents and project application
• Follow up & assistance in closing revisions to costing and scope of work
• Project turnover with Salesperson to Project Management department on awarded bids

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar Estimating role
• Scope take-off, quantity and costing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Post secondary education in architecture design or drafting technology background, or equivalent

Interested in this Estimator Job? Apply today!!
Express Employment Professionals 131 Saunders Road, Unit #2 Barrie ON

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