Civil Construction Estimator

Civil Construction Estimator

Fort St. John, BC | $100,000 - $140,000 | Full-Time, Year-Round | In Office

We’re hiring an experienced Civil Estimator who can take an estimate from the initial drawings and tender documents through to a complete bid submission.

You’ll work across civil, commercial, infrastructure, and light industrial projects, typically valued at $0.5M to $20M.

The company is a family-owned general contractor based in Fort St. John, serving Northern BC since 1999 across civil, commercial, industrial, concrete, and infrastructure construction.

• Full-Cycle Estimating:
  Manage estimates from initial tender review through final bid submission.
• Quantity Takeoffs & Costing:
  Complete detailed takeoffs and pricing for labour, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Estimate Preparation:
  Prepare lump-sum, unit-rate, cost-plus, conceptual, and design-build estimates.
• Drawings & Specifications:
  Review drawings, specifications, and tender documents to confirm scope, identify gaps, and understand project requirements.
• Subcontractor & Supplier Pricing:
  Solicit, review, and incorporate subcontractor and supplier quotations.
• Construction Planning:
  Work with Operations to determine sequencing, crew sizes, productivity, equipment requirements, schedules, and site constraints.
• Risk & Contract Review:
  Identify estimating, contractual, construction, and site risks and account for them in the bid.
• Bid Submission:
  Prepare tender forms, proposal documents, bid deposits, bonding and insurance requirements, schedules, and other submission documents.
• Scheduling:
  Develop preliminary and critical-path schedules, milestone dates, and completion timelines for larger bids.
• Site Review:
  Attend site visits and pre-tender meetings to identify site constraints and project challenges.
• Estimating Data:
  Maintain and improve unit rates, historical costing, productivity information, and estimating tools.
• Estimate Review:
  Compare completed project costs against estimates and use the results to improve future estimating accuracy.
• Project Handover:
  Participate in estimate and project handover meetings with Operations.
• Constructability & Alternatives:
  Review designs for cost effectiveness and recommend practical alternatives where appropriate.
• Estimating Leadership:
  Maintain estimating standards, review estimates prepared by others, and support or mentor junior estimators as required.
• Bid Strategy:
  Participate in bid/no-bid decisions and provide input on strategic pursuit opportunities.
• Relationships:
  Work with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, Operations, and Business Development throughout the estimating process.

• Municipal water, sewer, and storm infrastructure
• Underground utilities and site servicing
• Road construction and reconstruction
• Earthworks, excavation, grading, and base preparation
• Paving and parking lots
• Bridges and structural culverts
• Retaining walls
• Landfill construction
• Creek remediation and shoreline protection
• Commercial construction and site development
• Light industrial construction
• Oil & gas-related civil and infrastructure work

• Civil Estimating
  
  Experience:
  
  Strong experience estimating civil construction projects for a general contractor.
• Full-Cycle Estimating:
  Able to independently take estimates from tender review through quantity takeoffs, costing, and final bid submission.
• Civil Construction Knowledge:
  Strong practical understanding of civil construction methods, costs, and how the work is built in the field.
• Tendering:
  Strong knowledge of bid preparation, pricing, subcontractor procurement, and bid closing procedures.
• Driver’s Licence:
  Valid driver’s licence and clean driving record.
• Health & Safety:
  Demonstrated commitment…