Location
Edmonton, AB | Canada
Job description
Estimator - Edmonton
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Career Number: 3604
Date Posted: 2024-02-21
Working at DFI
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As a privately owned company, with innovation as a core value, DFI has the unique ability to provide you with experiences that put your ideas into action.
Over the past 50+ years, the relentless pursuit of excellence and self sufficiency has led DFI to grow from a small, one-truck operation into a multi-national company that works across the globe delivering world-class products and services across a vast array of industries.
Our own independent ERW pipe mill, our 54-acre storage yard, 200,000 square feet of shop space (featuring overhead cranes, vehicle exhaust extraction, and mechanic pits), our in-house engineers, our custom-built cranes, and internal international opportunities are all examples of what proudly sets us apart.
We recognize that none of the above could be achieved without a world class workforce, so let us invest in you.
Join our team.
Job Profile
The Estimator is responsible for compiling and analyzing information about materials and labour needed for a project and the preparation and documentation to generate a quote on a project opportunity, tender or RFQ.
Benefits:
• Comprehensive Health and Dental plan
• RRSP Matching
• Employee Referral Program
• Professional Development Allowance
• Employee preferred fuel pricing program
• Career advancement opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts at participating vendors
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Job Duties
- Prepare and/or coordinate the preparation of full cost estimates on design-build, conceptual, and general tender work
- Prepare materials, equipment, and labour cost estimations
- Review proposals received
- Prepare estimates and conduct review meetings with clients
- Maintain open lines of communication with clients, contractors, and subcontractors
- Review design options and offer solutions based on cost and materials
- Effectively determine bid strategies
- Review all final estimate packages to ensure accuracy and completeness, prior to formal quotation
- Following up on lost bids and tracking reasons for loss
- Providing excellent customer service via phone, email, and face to face
- Work in collaboration with business development on strategic projects
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of construction planning experience
- CET Certification an asset
- Ability to read and interpret building specifications, blueprints and as-builds
- Mathematical and analytical skills necessary to do material and labour estimates
- Excellent communication skills
- Time management skills
- Must take a collaborative approach to dealing with customers and fellow employees
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships
- Strong workplace safety practices and training
- Strong communication and report writing skills
- Demonstrated word processing and computer skills
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