Job Description

Athenian Group is a full-service placement agency providing Professional Technical Recruitment, Staffing and Payroll services to Canada\xe2\x80\x99s top Consulting, Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction companies.

Our focus is on providing businesses with the highest quality of worker for both contract and permanent staff positions.

Our client, is a leading provider of construction, maintenance and fabrication to the energy, power and industrial markets across North America.

Currently we are recruiting for a Leduc, AB based;

Estimator

Job Summary

An Estimator is responsible for developing project cost estimates for multiple trades, this will require a knowledge of the work being performed and the ability to do quantity take-offs from the available documents and enter those into a standardized database. The estimate will need to be organized to meet the companies and clients expected structure.

Essential Functions

• Actively supports the Company\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to safety and its \xe2\x80\x9cCore Values.\xe2\x80\x9d
• Represents the Company at all times with high moral standards while adhering to the Company\xe2\x80\x99s \xe2\x80\x9cCode of Business Conduct and Ethics.\xe2\x80\x9d
• Prepare estimates by calculating takeoff elements of the work accurately and assign them to the appropriate items in the database.
• Solicit subcontract and vendor pricing utilizing uniform corporate structure and evaluate returned bids for completeness.
• Be familiar with construction work and terminology.
• Identify deficiencies in the drawings and understand the need for scope clarifications, Draft scope clarifications as needed.
• Develop quantity-based estimates from partial information.
• Understand work sequence and assist in the development of a resource loaded proposal schedule.
• Estimate the requirements for craft support labor, staff, equipment and facilities.
• Organize the estimate in a manner required to meet the needs of the project.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects and capable of working independently.
• Provide guidance to field personnel and level I estimators when they help the team.
• Constructability assessments e.g., installation access, man lifts, scaffolding, cranes, etc.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

• 4+ years of appropriate field and/or office experience with a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in engineering or related field or 8+ years of field and/or office experience if no degree.
• Minimum of 2 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience as an estimator or a field engineer involved with estimating or cost monitoring.
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• Knowledge of API 650 or related process piping, industrial construction estimating experience an asset.
• Have the ability to quickly visualize the finished product from the drawings and other documents provided.
• Good basic mathematical comprehension.
• Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Be a self-motivated enthusiastic team player willing to work with others and adopt new ideas and methods.
• Good computer skills including an operating knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Familiarity with Sage estimating, project scheduling software (MS Project or Primavera) and databases will be an advantage.

Athenian Group