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Quantity surveyor - construction

A.W. Hooker Associates Ltd.

Oakville, ON

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Job Details:

$80,000 - $105,000 / year
Full-time
Experienced

Benefits:

Health Insurance

Overview
  • Job Duration: Permanent
  • Language of Work: English
  • Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Experience:
  • Education
  • College/CEGEP
  • Work setting
  • Estimating
  • Quantity surveying
  • Construction
  • Tasks
  • Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
  • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Prepare master format estimates (Class A)
  • Prepare elemental format estimates (Classes B, C, D)
  • Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads
  • Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects
  • Project cash flow and financing requirements
  • Create and submit estimate reports, quote sheets and bids forms
  • Utilize quantity take-off procedures
  • Advise on tendering procedures
  • Analyze tenders and recommend awards
  • Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems
  • Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
  • Prepare and maintain directory of supplies and trade contractors
  • Liaise, consult and communicate with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
  • Train staff
  • Conduct site visits to gather relevant information
  • Coordinate work activities to ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
  • Membership in the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Computer and technology knowledge
  • Estimating packages
  • Take-off packages
  • Database
  • Spreadsheet
  • MS Excel
  • MS Word
  • Functional expertise
  • Professional accreditation
  • Type of experience
  • Hard infrastructure
  • Civil
  • Architecture
  • Commercial and/or industrial construction
  • Institutional construction
  • Area of work experience
  • Project coordination
  • Transportation/travel information
  • Willing to travel
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Personal suitability
  • Client focus
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Screening questions
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Experience
  • 5 years or more
  • Workplace information
  • Hybrid
  • Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Financial benefits
  • Bonus
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

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