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About the Role

Manage the Business Unit Estimating department and oversee all estimating functions throughout the preconstruction phase. This role is accountable for the department's performance and contributes to business development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Attend site walks and pre-bid meetings.
• Develop win strategies.
• Build and maintain subcontractor relationships.
• Lead conceptual estimates, GMP, lump sum, and design-build submissions.
• Liaise with consultants and project management organizations.
• Prepare quantity take-offs and estimating studies.
• Identify contractual risks.
• Solicit subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Provide turnover support to Operations.
• Observe performance and provide feedback.
• Manage and account for reimbursement of Estimating staff and costs related to General & Administrative (G&A) expenses.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, architects, design community, and trade partners to enhance future business development opportunities.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and performance feedback for direct reports.
• Oversee processes to review drawings, specifications, and other construction documents, informing senior management of design-related problems and potential risks.
• Manage the development of lump sum bids and review for senior management approval.
• Conduct market research for upcoming work.
• Coordinate and review the development of General Conditions/General Requirements (GC/GR) estimates with the Operations team.
• Maintain local and national historical estimating data and develop cost trends.
• Manage and oversee the Value Engineering process during preconstruction.
• Collaborate with Business Development to prepare proposals and participate in sales and client presentations.
• Collaborate with Procurement to develop and evaluate procurement schedules and resources, and analyze subcontractor proposals.
• Coordinate with Operations Lead to support Launch Matrix preparation, scheduling, and managing meetings for each estimating milestone.
• Participate and contribute to Constructability Reviews for milestone estimates.
• Coordinate with Lean Manager to develop and execute Pull Plans for design, estimate, and GMP schedules.
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimates and develop clear messages to explain variances.
• Generate, coordinate, and manage Budget Control Reports between milestone estimates.
• Lead or support the establishment of the Target Value Design process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or College Diploma from an accredited degree program in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of Building Construction experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Experience delivering projects using CCA5a, CCA5b, CCDC2, CCDC3, CCDC14 and CCDC30 Prime Contracts.
• Experience with a variety of building construction types is desired.
• Thorough understanding of drawings and specifications, general contract and subcontract documents, materials, means and methods.
• Ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of estimating documents.
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, engineering principles, techniques, and accounting principles.
• Ability to develop client relationships, identify sales opportunities, and collaborate on solutions to secure work.
• Extensive knowledge of regional market, competition, and industry trends.
• Advanced project management skills, able to manage high volumes of work and move projects forward in a complex environment in a timely manner.
• Management experience required.
• Ability to coach and mentor others.
• Negotiation skills with the ability to influence and engage others.
• Executive-level presentation skills.
• Ability to pursue everything with energy, drive, and see initiatives through to completion.
• Ability to effectively work across levels within the organization.
• High level of integrity.
• Community/industry involvement.
• Ability to leverage Lean Process and critical thinking skills with sound judgment and decision-making.
• Employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear.
• Employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Employee is occasionally required to be mobile and occasionally travels both short and long distances.
• Employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues.
• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Skills

• Microsoft Office suite
• Reading and interpreting contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules
• Leadership
• Interpersonal skills
• CCA5a, CCA5b, CCDC2, CCDC3, CCDC14 and CCDC30 Prime Contracts
• Understanding of drawings and specifications
• Understanding of general contract and subcontract documents
• Understanding of materials, means and methods
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of estimating documents
• Construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, engineering principles, techniques, and accounting principles
• Client relationship development
• Sales opportunity identification
• Collaboration
• Regional market knowledge
• Competition analysis
• Industry trend analysis
• Project management
• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Negotiation
• Influencing
• Engaging others
• Executive-level presentation
• Communication tailoring
• Lean Process
• Critical thinking
• Decision-making

Location

• Toronto, ON M4C 1M5 CAN

Work Type

• Regular
• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Experienced
• Minimum of 10 years of Building Construction experience

Education Level

• Bachelors Degree
• College Diploma

Salary/Compensations

• CAD$140,000 to CA$170,000

About the Company

• Turner Construction Company is a leader in the construction industry.

Equal Opportunity

• Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Accommodations are available, including for applicants with disabilities, in the application and recruitment process, upon request.