Estimator
Role Overview
The Senior Estimator responds to client requests for proposals and interfaces directly with clients.
The role calls for a civil engineering background, analytical capability, technical specification interpretation, design concept development, and ownership of tender and bid preparation.
Key Skills for This Role
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The Opportunity
The Senior Estimator responds to client requests for proposals and interfaces directly with clients.
The role calls for a civil engineering background, analytical capability, technical specification interpretation, design concept development, and ownership of tender and bid preparation.
Responsibilities
- Generate project and business opportunities through customer contact aligned with company growth strategies.
- Analyze inquiry packages, communicate with clients, understand their needs, and identify strategic selling points.
- Assess alternative approaches that could provide clients with cost or time savings.
- Prepare and review technical tenders, bids, and tender documentation; interpret and respond to technical specifications.
- Present design concepts to clients and stakeholders; mentor junior estimators.
- Visit construction sites to gather feedback from operations teams.
- Negotiate and communicate technical and commercial issues to varied audiences.
- Identify and evaluate markets through prospecting, web research, and networking; maintain client databases and portals.
- Participate in industry events and professional groups and represent company values and standards.
What We Look For
- Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or similar.
- Five years of relevant experience in ground engineering or special foundations.
- Proven proposal preparation and project engineering applications experience with successful outcomes.
- Strong knowledge of ground engineering and special foundation techniques.
- Cost engineering or applications engineering experience or qualifications are assets; ground engineering site experience is desirable.
- Teamwork, collaboration, deadline management, prioritization, and time management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication; fluency in English is required and French proficiency is an asset.
Salary Range
- Base salary range is $80,000 to $120,000, depending on experience.
Benefits
- Benefits include training and professional development, extended medical, vision, dental and prescription coverage, RRSP matching, disability and life insurance, paid time off, and boot allowances.
About BAUER Foundations Canada
BAUER Foundations Canada provides design-build geotechnical solutions, including shoring, deep foundations and piling, cut-off walls, and soil improvement.
The company supports projects across Canada and is a Canadian subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, part of the BAUER Group.
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