Job Description

Responsibilities

• Review, interpret, quantify, and analyze the work described in technical specification documents, construction plans, regulations, and drawings
• Produce labour, material and subcontractor price estimates for all required work.
• Develop material take-offs based on drawing review
• Solicit, collect and analyze subcontractor/vendor quotations associated with assigned proposal
• Provide comparison of cost to perform work in house versus utilization of subcontractors
• Attend pre-bid site visits as required.
• Present estimated costs, risks, and opportunities to management during the final review of assigned estimates
• Estimate cost of change orders as required
• Analyze past project data to determine proper equipment and labour requirements
• Assess risk factors and determine any potential costs and contingencies for bidding purposes
• Collaborate with engineering team and estimating manager to generate plans and technical proposal details needed to create accurate cost estimates and compliant proposals.
• Develop detailed itemized listing of required work tasks based on review of bid request.
• Develop long lead and critical material list as required
• Assist with proposal preparations as required
• Review of Government and private industry tenders, specifications, and drawings on routine basis
• Project quoting, planning, management, completion and engineering on a variety of shipbuilding, hydropower, fabrication, welding, environmental remediation, and machining projects
• Scheduling and assigning manpower and managing subcontractor performance in an effort to deliver projects on budget & on-time
• Day to day job tracking and discovery
• Enhancing estimating processes by making estimating procedure more efficient
• Attend site visits and prepare documentation, including but not limited to estimates, tenders, bonds, EOI, LOI, RFP, RFQ, etc.
• Reviewing and updating company Policies, Processes and Communications
• Lead and communicate with staff, customers, and other support departments to ensure delivery of estimates on-time and on budget

Requirements

• Must have minimum five years of related experience in Marine Construction/Repair and Welding Estimation
• Experience with government procurement RFQs and contracts considered a strong asset
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skill level
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical specifications and drawings
• Ability to travel occasionally to complete site visits