Senior Estimator
Role Overview
Mansteel Rebar seeks an experienced Senior Estimator for its Richmond Hill team.
The role reviews tenders, interprets drawings and specifications, prepares quantity takeoffs and estimates, coordinates bid requirements, and supports sales and estimating teams.
The work involves managing multiple tenders, deadlines, suppliers, and project requirements.
Key Skills for This Role
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Position summary
Mansteel Rebar seeks an experienced Senior Estimator for its Richmond Hill team.
The role reviews tenders, interprets drawings and specifications, prepares quantity takeoffs and estimates, coordinates bid requirements, and supports sales and estimating teams.
The work involves managing multiple tenders, deadlines, suppliers, and project requirements.
Estimating and tender coordination
- Review tender opportunities and advise business development and territory leads on bids to pursue.
- Review bid packages, tender documents, specifications, drawings, and front-end documents; identify requirements, specialty products, and risks.
- Prepare reinforcing-steel, mesh, accessory, and related-product takeoffs and estimates using construction documents and measurements.
- Track tenders, addenda, changes, deadlines, extensions, bid information, and assignments in project files and tracking systems.
Pricing and bid support
- Prepare pricing sheets, customized quotations, and bid packages; obtain supplier pricing for specialty products and follow up on quotations.
- Assist with estimates, budgets, prequalification questionnaires, tender documentation, extensions, and project-information requests.
- Coordinate bid bonds and other tender security; price smaller projects in consultation with sales.
- Support bid handovers, initiate upcoming project work, notify suppliers of changes, and coordinate purchase orders after awards.
Stakeholder and process support
- Respond to clients, suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders; maintain accurate records of bidding opportunities.
- Manage competing tenders and deadlines accurately, support continuous improvement, and complete related administrative and estimating duties.
Qualifications
- At least five years of estimating experience; the posting's experience details specify five years of rebar estimating.
- Construction, civil or structural engineering, or reinforcing-steel experience is sought; direct rebar experience is strongly preferred in the qualifications section.
- Strong knowledge of estimating, tendering, bidding, reinforced concrete construction, and rebar estimating; reinforced concrete knowledge is an asset.
- Ability to interpret structural and architectural drawings, plans, specifications, and measurements and calculate reinforcing-steel quantities.
- RSIC, CRSI, and ACI standards knowledge is an asset; Bluebeam and RebarCAD experience is preferred.
- Strong project coordination, organization, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Fluent English, Microsoft Office skills, ability to manage deadlines, and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Compensation and benefits
- Starting salary is $85,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
- Benefits listed include dental, extended health, life, and vision care, on-site parking, and professional growth opportunities.
Work location
- The role is in person in Richmond Hill, Ontario; candidates must be able to commute reliably or relocate before starting.
About Mansteel Rebar
Mansteel Rebar fabricates, installs, and distributes reinforcing steel and related products.
The company describes a focus on innovation, quality, customer service, and investment in its teammates.
Hiring information
- The company states Canadian work experience is not required.
- Interviewed candidates will receive an application-status update within 45 days of interview completion.
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