Personal Suitability

Flexibility; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Organized

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Handling heavy loads; Attention to detail; Tight deadlines

Type of Experience

Residential construction; Institutional construction; Industrial construction; Civil; Architecture; Mechanical construction; Commercial and/or industrial construction

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

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 master format estimates (Class A); Prepare elemental format estimates (Classes B, C, D); Monitor and adjust contract expenditures; Estimate pre-contract costs; Analyze tenders and recommend awards; Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs

Experience Experience an asset

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

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate; First Aid Certificate; CADD Course

Education

Other trades certificate or diplomaor equivalent experience

Languages Bilingual