Piping Estimator

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are seeking a Piping Estimator to join the team in Calgary or Edmonton.

The role of the Piping Estimator is to prepare accurate tender prices from the available information such as drawings, specifications, and addenda or from the quality of items supplied by the client. Tenders include lump sum, guaranteed maximum price format, or unit rate pricing. The Estimator will be responsible to prepare, record and maintain pricing and assist the management team in the ongoing pursuit and acquisition of new work. Experience working within a trade, including within the field will be considered an asset.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performing quantity takeoffs including entry into a computerized estimating system
• Preparation, final review, and submission of Bid Documents to ensure all bid requirements are met
• Assemble all elements of an estimate including labour, material, equipment, and subcontractor pricing
• The ability to prepare takeoffs using drawings and documents that may be less than 100% complete
• Understand the labour variances between project types and apply appropriate correction factors
• Provide detailed labour breakdowns for each area to assist with budget creation and management of the project
• Prepares budgets for prospective projects
• Attend and participate in site visits, pre-bid meetings, and post-bid meetings as required
• Participate in estimating turnover meetings with the project team to assist planning and budget process
• Establish strong relationships with suppliers and sub-trades to ensure sound and competitive pricing is received
• Reviewing project to develop win strategy
• Reviewing final cost report with the project team and develop for historical information
• Interpret design information and have the ability to “draw in” services and equipment in order to make for a complete system
• Timing of all duties and responsibilities as set-up by the Estimating Policy and/or reviewed during estimating meetings
• Maintain tendering documents on our tender distribution platform
• Maintain estimate tracking information on internal programs and sheets
• Prepare prequalification documents for submission

Job Requirements:

• Experience in the piping trade will be considered and highly desirable
• Works effectively in a team environment
• Strong understanding of specifications, construction methods, and procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication, time management, and multi-tasking in order to prioritize workload and stay on top of things as project demands increase
• Self-motivated with strong willingness and ability to learn and be challenged
• Ability to calculate mathematical extensions, analyze and understand construction drawings, associated documentation, contracts, cost coding systems, and work breakdown structures
• Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Access, Project) and familiarity with a computerized estimating system an asset
• Excellent organizational and decision making/problem-solving skills
• Experience in commercial and institutional projects is an asset

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential. 

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.