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Leeville is a busy general contractor with locations in Moose Jaw, Swift Current and Lloydminster. We are an authorized dealer of pre-engineered Butler Buildings. We also do construction management and design build projects.
We currently have an opening for an estimator that requires the following:
- knowledge of taking off quantities and labour for projects in the 1-10 million dollar range
- must be fluent in reading and fully understanding blueprints
- must be fluent in reading and writing English
- working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- working knowledge of an estimating program would be an asset
- knowledge of Project management
- must be able to work within a team atmosphere and have an ability to work well with men on site as well as architects and consultants
- possess the ability to work with little or no supervision
- would prefer 5 years experience but willing to train the appropriate candidate
- post secondary education related to the construction industry would be an asset
- this position may have room for advancement
- includes benefit package
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
- Provide economic feasibility studies and preliminary estimates for proposed projects
Specific Skills
- Advise on tendering procedures
- Utilize quantity take-off procedures
- Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems
- Select sub-trades
- Project cash flow and financing requirements
- Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads
- Prepare estimates of labour and material costs
- Prepare master format estimates (Class A)
- Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers and contractors
- Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
- Estimate pre-contract costs
- Analyze tenders and recommend awards
Project Size Estimating Experience
- $8,000,001 +
Major Work Area
- Estimating
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Take-off packages
- Spreadsheets
- Scheduling packages
- Estimating packages
- Databases
Type of Construction Experience
- Structural
- Industrial
- Commercial