Our client is an industry-leading company that offers employees a diverse work environment with a quality team atmosphere. They offer competitive wages and benefit packages, as well as ongoing training and room for growth and advancement. Wage rates will be based on experience. Our client is presently recruiting a Senior Estimator responsible for estimating open pit mines, tailing dams and heavy civil contracts.

Perks & Benefits

• Extended health benefits, dental, life insurance, and company pension
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Ongoing training and career development
• Company events

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JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for estimating heavy civil, tailing dams and open pit mining projects.
• Review of contract drawings, specifications, and quotes at the bidding stage.
• Provide generally non-routine estimating guidance for projects.
• Prepare detailed labour-force work plans for estimating activities.
• Establish site-specific estimating criteria including wage and person-hour productivity rates.
• Collaborate with other estimators for the development of cost estimates and construction schedules.
• Quantity take–offs from the contract drawings and specifications.
• Preparation of an estimate using Bid to Win or similar software.
• Prepare and distribute RFQs, and solicit quotations from subcontractors and suppliers.
• Complete tender closing and tender submissions.
• Build project schedule and budget.
• Monthly payment certificates to the owner and subcontractors and suppliers.
• Develop a quality control plan with the QC manager and monitor compliance.
• Display professionalism toward our company and customers.
• Must maintain a clean and tidy work environment and equipment, both interior and exterior.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures: safety standards operations, maintenance, training, cleanliness standards, etc.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Education:

• Must possess a valid G Drivers License.
• Postsecondary degree or diploma in Civil Engineering or Civil Technologist/Technician.
• Minimum 5-10 years of combined experience in estimating, scheduling, and project management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must have strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Extensive technical knowledge of cost estimating, engineering design, and heavy civil construction, tailing dams and open pit mining practices and applicable standards and procedures.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: civil construction, mining, mine contracting, and surface construction (all disciplines).
• Must be competent with analysis, numeration, research, and the use of estimating and scheduling software and be familiar with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and Microsoft Project.
• Must be willing travel for site visits and willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Ability to adapt to last-minute changes as dictated by the needs of our clients.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Must be capable of all physical requirements including working at heights, lifting (up to 50lb), bending, climbing, etc.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Abide by all Company policies including, but not limited to the following: Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental, Human Resources policies.