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Safrane Construction Ltd is seeking an Estimator to join our team.The successful applicant will be highly motivated, with a passion for numbers and building relationships, The applicant is responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of full cost estimates for residential and commercial projects including material quantities and pricing, the successful applicant will be responsible for closing sales while representing the company to the highest standards.
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
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's License
Additional Skills
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
Specific Skills
- Advise on tendering procedures
- Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems
- Select sub-trades
- Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads
- Prepare estimates of labour and material costs
- Prepare bill of material
- 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
- Scheduling packages
- Estimating packages
- Databases
Type of Construction Experience
- Residential
- Industrial
- Commercial