Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
• Assists in the solicitation of trades regarding bid invitations, pricing, addenda, and tender/bid closings • Performs quantity take-offs for all areas (Mechanical, Piping and Structural etc) of the estimate while ensuring the take-off is well notated for hand-over to the project team and includes safety and security requirements required by company policies and applicable legislation. • Analyzes plans, specifications, proposals, RFQ/RFP and other documentation to prepare bid estimates for projects, performs complete estimates on selected projects consisting of project site visit, quantity take-off, pricing, and presentation of the estimate for Management review. • Develops a schedule based upon the estimate by requesting input from the project team and the various trades required. • Interfaces and communicates effectively (written and oral) with the estimating team, with all levels of management, clients and industry contacts; contacts and develops business relationships with subcontractors and suppliers for pricing within estimates. • Applies knowledge and shares expertise with the estimating team in an ongoing effort to develop, recommend revisions and implement procedures, standards, rules and regulations. • Supports the presentation of estimate proposals • Prepares lump sum and conceptual estimates.