Lisa Cullen
Estimating Manager required to join a Tier 1 Contractor in Toronto, Canada. Reporting to the District Manager or Chief Estimator, the Estimating Manager is responsible for overseeing a portion of the estimating operations within a larger business unit, and leads estimating process by developing divisional manpower, coaching / mentoring, providing input into project pursuit approvals, overseeing allocation of estimating resources, reviewing estimates, and managing tender closings / pursuit submissions. The incumbent maintains strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal managerial leadership, and has a thorough understanding of the company’s objectives
Role:
- Provide coaching and mentorship to the estimating team throughout all aspects of the estimating
- Oversee project scope of work reviews to ensure completeness of estimates and that all technical specifications, subcontractor scopes, and general condition items have been quantified and costed.
- Identify and develop constructability requirements for orders of magnitude and high-level
- Propose and approve project risk and cost mitigation as well as the potential for project opportunities and cost savings.
- Propose and approve potential bid strategies, constructability requirements, and advantages or innovations to increase bidding success.
- Review and confirm labour and equipment productivities are based on historically correct values through analytics and other sources.
- Confirm subcontractor bids as selected are clear of irregularities and ensure the full scope of work is
- Participate in or lead the bid close of larger sized or more complex
- Oversee bid closings of mid to large projects led by more junior team
- Review requirements, delegate work and assemble overall conceptual and budget costs using past project analytics, benchmarking, and historical data.
- Develop scopes of work for subcontractors to provide budgeting assistance on larger and more complicated projects
- Engage in subcontractor post award scope clarification and
- Conduct market testing or benchmark costing to ensure estimates / budgets reflect current construction
- Assess manpower planning and allocation throughout the estimate lifecycle, including operations personnel where required.
- Lead the estimating team on large or more complex projects
- Manage the Kick-Off Meeting and weekly strategy meetings, and chair any formal meetings for large complex projects, ensuring the estimating process will meet the milestone dates established.
- Instill and guide autonomy in the team to prioritize the work, set deliverables, and select the appropriate work execution methods.
- Develop strategic planning skills, including workforce / succession planning and medium-term business
- Provide input to the business development process, assuring potential projects and clients are tracked and monitored regularly.
- Monitor the estimating work business plan and update / integrate with the operations overall business
- Encourage and track best practices within the estimating group towards continuous improvement of the estimating process.
- Oversee all estimates, including detailed review of others’
- Provide input and influence in the fee discussion and risk quantification review
- Review and approve risk mitigation plan, ensuring proper bonding and insurance costing and appropriate
- Advise and selecting and inviting to tender trade partners that are assessed to be financially viable with adequate manpower and appropriate level of expertise to complete the work.
- Review and provide input to mitigate potential pressures on fee and lead discussions to properly assess and calculate fee.
- Build effective relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders (operations staff) that reflect and support Graham core values and Graham brand image
Requirements:
- Completion of a related diploma or degree at a college or technical school.
- Gold Seal Certified, LEED Accredited, LEAN experience, MRICS, and CIQS are all assets.
- 15+ years of a combination of construction project management and estimating experience.
- Experience with different procurement methods.
- Ability to collaborate with operations, different business units, internal and external clients, and
- Thorough understanding of most contract
- Proficiency in the use of Graham software suite, MS Excel, scheduling software (Primavera preferred)
- Quantification software (such as OnScreen Takeoff, Bluebeam, Agtek), and BIM modelling is an asset.
- Strong written, verbal, analytical, and organizational
Salary:
- Salary circa $200k – $220k DOE
- Work permit fees covered
- Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Relocation (circa 20k dollars)
If you are an Estimating Manager considering a career move, please feel free to send your CV or contact Lisa Cullen for a confidential discussion. GPC will not send any applicants CV’s to clients without a full discussion and prior consent. GPC is a specialist construction recruitment consultancy based in Dublin with 24 years’ experience working in the recruitment of construction professionals within Ireland and Internationally.