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Senior Estimator

Ottawa, ON💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Estimator responsible for developing comprehensive cost estimates, preliminary budgets, and cost plans for civil and concrete construction projects to ensure competitive bids and successful project delivery.

Role type

Senior Estimator (Preconstruction & Cost Management)

Builds

Production cost estimates, project budgets, and tendering strategies for civil and concrete construction projects.

Domain

Construction (Civil & Concrete)

Deliverable

Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Cost estimation, quantity surveying, project budgeting, value engineering, tendering management, contract negotiation, risk assessment, labor and equipment forecasting, constructability analysis, SAP data management.

Preferred skills

Strategic market analysis, stakeholder relationship management, team mentoring, project scheduling, procurement planning.

Technologies

Estimating software programs, SAP.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute project strategies to meet performance and profitability targets; prepare estimating deliverables and preliminary budgets; oversee tendering, risk assessment, and award of sub-trade contracts; conduct monthly project Work-in-progress (WIP) updates; mentor junior team members and assess non-performing employees.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities.

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