Senior Estimator

Our people are EXO’s greatest strength. Come and join the team while enjoying the pursuit of new projects and opportunities. Our relationships with the customer, community and environment are why we do what we do. We strive to create spaces that will be enjoyed for years to come while having a minimal environmental impact. Let’s grow together within our community! EXO Construction Group is a growing General Contracting, Design Builder and Construction Management company based in Surrey, BC. Our main focus within the growing demand of new construction including EXO Building System, our proprietary modular building system and Tenant Improvements. We are actively seeking a motivated and talented individual to join our team as a full-time permanent Senior Estimator and looking to make a difference. OVERVIEW: The Senior Estimator owns the cost of EXO Construction Group's projects from first pricing through to handover to the project team. EXO delivers institutional projects valued at $10M to $40M, built around a structural panel system manufactured in-house, with smaller ICI projects rounding out the portfolio. Projects are delivered as hard bids CCDC 2, construction management CCDC 5A/5B, and design-build CCDC 14, so this role prices both complete tender packages and evolving designs during preconstruction. The estimator produces an accurate cost and a recommended price for every pursuit; and supports the team with cost strategy and Value Engineering recommendations . Where information is missing, the estimate states the assumption and proceeds, the estimate never stops for lack of information. Pricing decisions and client negotiations are approved and led by the Director of Construction and Sales; the estimator provides the numbers, the risks, and the recommended strategy behind them. This role is part of Project Services and reports to the Director of Construction. RESPONSIBILITIES: Tender & Hard Bid Estimating Prepare complete estimates for tendered projects: quantity take-offs, labour, material, equipment, general conditions, and self-performed work Solicit, level, and analyse sub-trade and supplier bids; prepare scope sheets that define what each trade price includes and excludes Negotiate the best pricing possible from trades and suppliers Prepare bid documents, bid forms, bonding requirements, and prequalification packages Present each estimate to the Director of Construction with a recommended price, key risks, and a bid strategy Attend pre-bid meetings and site visits; issue questions to consultants during the tender period Preconstruction Services Prepare Class D through Class A estimates as designs progress on CM and design-build projects Engage trades early to validate budgets and identify value engineering opportunities Attend design meetings; provide cost input on design options, systems, and value engineering Re-price at each design milestone and report cost movement against budget promptly, no design change goes unpriced Record the drawing set and revision behind every estimate so the priced scope is always traceable Support constructability reviews and procurement planning with the project team EXO Panel System Integration Incorporate the EXO panel price (provided by the panel estimating function) into the total project estimate Own the pricing of trades and scopes that interface with the panel system Collaborate on panel system pricing as experience with the system grows Flag design changes that affect panel scope or price so they are re-priced before the estimate is issued Estimate Qualifications & Risk Issue every estimate with a clear list of assumptions, qualifications, exclusions, and allowances Identify cost and schedule risks in the estimate and recommend contingency levels Track market pricing, escalation, and trade availability in the Lower Mainland and BC institutional market Handover & Cost Feedback Turn over the awarded estimate to the Project Managers as the project budget, structured to …

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