Estimator - Piping

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada's infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Gold Winner for Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada's Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are seeking a Plumbing/Piping Estimator to join the Ottawa team. In this role you will have the opportunity to create turn-key mechanical solutions with the focus of supporting our clients and consulting partners with their initiatives and retaining projects before they become a public opportunity. As the Estimator, you will work closely with our consulting partners on various formats (ie. Design-Build, IPD, Design-Assist, etc.), as well as support the Estimating team on bid-spec pursuits.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and estimating Design-Build/Assist and direct to owner projects as part of an estimating team.
• Assist in prospecting new clients to help diversify our offering to the region with the opportunity to work in various vertical markets.
• Attend client meetings in order to plan and develop a strategy on each pursuit to ensure our approach is aligned with the clients expectations.
• Perform quantity takeoffs including entry into the estimating system (Trimble)
• Reviewing all tender and/or design documents to ensure all bid requirements are met.
• Assemble all elements of an estimate including a lead sheet to summarize all components of a direct-to-owner bid (ie. Material take-off, equipment packages, labour, etc.)
• Interpret design information and have the ability to draw-in our various services in order to develop a turn-key solution.
• Provide detailed labor breakdowns for each area to assist with budget creation and management of project.
• Calculate a final figure for the estimated cost, supplemented by adjustments for overheads and profit.
• Present bid package with tender price for clients following their specifications.
• Presentation of estimates/proposals to the Chief Estimator.
• Provides input for determining bid strategies and preparing bids.
• Work diligently to support the group sales targets for the year with individual targets specific to the Design-Build/Assist market.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• 3+ years of Construction Estimator experience; organizing and preparing cost estimates and proposals for Plumbing/Piping construction projects.
• Post-secondary diploma or degree in mechanical, electrical, or construction technology.
• Experience in reading and interpreting construction design drawings, documentation, and specification.
• Knowledge of construction/piping costs and budgets.
• A working knowledge of plumbing codes and mechanical piping.
• Understanding of all facets of the construction process.
• Knowledge of estimating systems/software (Trimble).
• Ability to calculate mathematical extensions, analyze and understand construction drawings, associated documentation, contracts, cost coding systems and work breakdown structures.
• Hands on experience preparing all classes of estimates from conceptual to definitive as well as preparing financial and statistical analyses

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.