Position Title: Junior Estimator (Req #: 46)

Date Posted: 02/23/2024

Location: Prince George, BC

Job Category: Project Management Office

Salary Interval: Salary

Application Instructions

About Formula Contractors: Formula Contractors is a heavy civil construction company specializing in the construction of bridges, foundations, structures, steel erection, pile driving, and earthworks. Ours is essential work, necessary to keep critical projects moving forward. The safety of our employees and their families is of primary concern and we take all precautions to protect our employees, our clients, and the communities where we work.

Position Description

As a critical member of the Project Management Office, the successful candidate for this position will be responsible for evaluating bid specifications and drawings, conducting material take-offs and ensuring that we know everything required to successfully bid and win the project. Construction Estimators must aggressively follow-up with subcontractors to ensure that bids are received and work with the Project Manager to follow-up on bids and budgets to close the business. The successful candidate will have a broad range of responsibilities, including but not limited to, the following tasks:

1. Bid Administration
   1. Solicit and maintain communication with subcontractors and vendors
   2. Prepare subcontractor bid packages
   3. Transmit addenda and other bid information to subcontractors
   4. Show creativity and resourcefulness to gain better pricing from subcontractors
   5. Perform a comprehensive "bid day" analysis and scoping of specifics to present to peers in a formal bid review prior to final close
2. Project Knowledge
   1. Have a thorough understanding of the scope for specific trades assigned
   2. Develops RFI's and clarifications to clients for further required knowledge to build offer
3. Follow-up & Closing
   1. Consistently follow up on submitted bids and budgets with Project Manager/Supervisor to close business
   2. Determine lessons learned from the existing process and feedback from clients, peers and others to compare the efficiencies of the process with the intent of winning jobs and making margins as bid
4. Project Turnover
   1. Properly turns over bid documents and subcontractor information to Project Manager in a timely manner with the goal being 100% of awarded projects turned over within 24 hours of notification
   2. Participate in project kick-off meeting with Project Manager to ensure there is an understanding of how the job was bid and therefore how it is to be executed
5. Subcontractor Award
   1. Review the schedule with the Project Manager to determine that all subcontractors and material that are required to adhere to the schedule are in place
   2. Thoroughly compare requirements offered to procurement scope
6. Supplier Management
   1. Seeks & qualifies new procurement sources
   2. Actively maintains and manages a list of suppliers, vendors and sub- contractors including prequalification of desired sources

Position Requirements

Skills and Experience:

• Bid 2 Win or bid software experience and training is an asset
• Experience in estimating bridge construction is an asset
• Post-secondary certificate, diploma or designation in a related field or relevant experience with field work would be an asset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Project and Access
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and have excellent follow up skills both internally and externally

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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