Project Size Estimating Experience $1,500,001 - $4,000,000; $500,001 - $1,500,000

Type of Experience

Institutional construction; Architecture; Commercial and/or industrial construction

Area of Specialization Millwork

Additional Skills

Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications; Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects; Operate CADD and other computer software systems

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

Take-off packages; Spreadsheet; Scheduling packages; MS Excel; MS Word; Estimating packages; Database

Major Work Area Estimating

Specific Skills

Advise on tendering procedures; Utilize quantity take-off procedures; Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems; Project cash flow and financing requirements; Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads; Prepare and maintain directory of supplies and trade contractors; Monitor and adjust contract expenditures; Estimate pre-contract costs; Analyze tenders and recommend awards; Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs; Liaise, consult and communicate with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates

Experience 3 years to less than 5 years

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

Membership in the Professional Corporation for Estimators; Membership in the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors; Gold Seal Membership in the Canadian Construction Association; CADD Course; Carpenter Trade Certification

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Languages English