Position Description: Manage, evaluate and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract documents for the assigned areas. Has supervisory responsibility for Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns.
Programme Engineering Manager
Assistant Engineer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Site investigations;
- Quantity/Material takeoff;
- Checking estimates for extensions, accuracy, and errors;
- Preparation of estimate schedules for tendering reviews;
- Budgeting/Costing;
- Contacting sub-trades and suppliers for quotations;
- Evaluating sub-trades quotations;
- Recommending sub-trades;
- Participate in tender closings;
- Compiling and condensing successful and unsuccessful tenders;
- Follow up with invited Sub-Contractors/Suppliers to confirm their intentions to quote;
- Maintain Sub-Contractor/Supplier relations;
- Maintain unit price and productivity knowledge and database;
- Maintain Career Progression plan;
- Other Duties and responsibilities as required.
Qualifications
- MSc Degree in Management is a requirement.
- Minimum of 5-10 years estimating Commercial, Institutional and/or Industrial buildings.
- Must have knowledge of estimating and costing of structural concrete and structural steel building systems.
- Experience should include estimating projects from 5 million to 50 million.
- Ability to perform conceptual estimating based on written or verbal instructions.
- Must have experience with onscreen take-off software.
- Ability to prepare estimating schedules for tendering review.
- Experience with Earthwork take off programs (Agtek or equivalent) is an asset.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.