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Senior Estimator

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Job Order #: 5388229

NOC: 2234
Employer Name:
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Wage/Salary Info:
TBD
Posted Date:
17-Oct-2014
Location:
SASKATOON
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Full Time
Length of Employment:
Permanent
Education:
Post Graduate
Experience:
3-5 Years
Apply By:
17-Nov-2014
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Contact Name:
Alex Lefebvre
Contact Email:
alex.lefebvre@lafarge.com
Employer Website:
www.lafarge-na.com


Description

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitor the market and maintain contact with existing customers, general contractors, architects and consultants, seeking projects that require site preparation, grading, gravel, asphalt and sub-trade coordination
- To construct market frameworks and provide recommendations to management
- Assess projects and prepare bids for tender and negotiation
- Work closely with Job Cost Accountant
- Project administration, invoicing, job cost analysis, scheduling and permit applications
- Ongoing communications with customers regarding each awarded project
- Daily contact with field Superintendents regarding schedules, production, work-in-progress and any special requirements or concerns, ensuring that all work performed is covered by contract or change order
- Project management including quantity measurement, progress claims, invoicing and deficiencies.  Track work-on-hand, accrue revenues at month-end and oversee successful administration of contract execution
- Monitoring our markets, competitors and maintaining positive customer relations
- Participate as member of Safety Committee for district
- To identify extra mile opportunities
- Monitor market and bid market tracking
- Update and maintain Bid 2 Win estimating system
- Analysis and acquisition of construction projects with appropriate margins
- Administer work from development, bidding, management, problem solving, billing and collections
- Analyze profitability of customers and projects
- Provide a high level of service to customers
- Estimating weekly, monthly and quarterly reports, as well as safety reports

QUALIFICATIONS
Education
University degree, Technical or Business Diploma or equivalent field experience.

Experience
- Experience in sales and marketing of construction services.
- Strong understanding of paving, sub-grade and related subcontractor operations

 

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
 - Reading text
 - Document use
 - Numeracy
 - Writing
 - Oral communication
 - Working with others
 - Problem solving
 - Decision making
 - Critical thinking
 - Job task planning and organizing
 - Finding information
 - Computer use
 - Continuous learning
 - Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
 - Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
 - Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects
Specific Skills
 - Advise on tendering procedures
 - Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems
 - Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads
 - Prepare estimates of labour and material costs
 - Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers and contractors
 - Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
 - Estimate pre-contract costs
 - Analyze tenders and recommend awards
Major Work Area
 - Estimating
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
 - Spreadsheets
 - Scheduling packages
 - Estimating packages
 - Databases
Type of Construction Experience
 - Civil

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