The Senior Estimator’s primary function is to assist the Senior Estimating Manager in the management of tenders, contracts, purchase orders, budgets and other duties relating to the estimating department.
Logel Homes was created in 2000 to bring signature quality and value to townhome and condominium buyers. Logel Homes is proudly one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies (Platinum Standard), the 8-time winner of Customer Insights Best Customer Experience and 2020,2021, 2022 & 2023 Multi-Family Builder of The Year. With an exciting, vibrant, and stimulating workplace within the home building industry, the driven team, is the embodiment of “Excellence Comes Standard”.
Duties and responsibilities
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Review preliminary construction drawings to identify potential efficiencies.
- Prequalify trades and suppliers to ensure competency.
- Build and manage the trade lists for each project, ensuring at least 2 qualified trades/suppliers per scope of work.
- Creation of bid packages:
- Perform quantity takeoffs, as required (i.e. Concrete supply takeoff for foundations).
- Creation of “tender forms”.
- Compile tender drawings.
- Create/modify project specific scopes of work.
- Management of tender pricing process.
- Send tender packages.
- Resolve technical questions and clarify scope of work for trades; provide additional information, as required.
- Follow up to ensure pricing is turned around in a timely manner.
- Detailed evaluation of quotes to ensure pricing is “apples to apples”.
- Detailed review of quotes to ensure that pricing includes everything required in the scope of work.
- Negotiate with trades to ensure we’re getting the best possible pricing.
- Creation of a tender analysis, recommending the lowest qualified trade, for the review/approval by the Estimating Manager and VP of Construction.
- Contract Management (Contract compilation, administration, scanning/saving contract documents and distribution of final contracts to applicable trades).
- Assist the Estimating Manager with analyzing historical data to create budgets for future projects.
- May include other special projects as assigned by the Senior Estimating Manager.
Please note that the Logel Homes offices will be relocating to the Mount Royal Area in Fall 2024
Skills & Abilities
- Strong communication skills (written & verbal).
- Strong analytical abilities.
- Strong time management and prioritization skills.
- Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Plan reading & technical knowledge.
- Strong ability to develop interpersonal relationships with internal staff and external trades/suppliers.
Our values and policies promote teamwork, innovation, long-term employment, and work-life balance. As a family oriented, community minded company Logel Homes offers comprehensive health and insurance benefits including flex days and flexible work schedules; Personal and Health spending Accounts; RRSP&TFSA matching; team building and reward activities; career growth and advancement.
At Logel Homes, we value and celebrate diversity in all its forms. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce brings together unique perspectives, experiences, and talents, making us stronger as an organization. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and supported. We strive to build a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve and foster an inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and growth.
