Estimator

Overview

Estimate, prepare and submit tenders for large institutional construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• estimating
• tender docs
• supplier negotiation
• value engineering
• cost benchmarking
• scope coordination

Tasks

-Engaging with subcontractors and suppliers to secure competitive and compliant offers, and negotiating pricing terms. -Work on technically interesting projects in live and sensitive environments. -Identifying value-engineering and cost‐saving opportunities without compromising quality or program. -Ensuring continuous monitoring of tender pipeline, maintaining estimating records, and contributing to bid-review debriefs. -Leading the full estimating process from RFPs through to submission: reviewing drawings/specifications, quantity take-offs, subcontractor pricing, supply/plant market checks, risk assessment and margin setting. -Preparing comprehensive tender documentation: cost plans, provisional sums, allowances, build-up schedules, assumptions and clarifications. -Analysing historical project costs and benchmarking for continuous improvement. -Collaborating with design, commercial, operations and site teams to ensure alignment of scope, risk and constructability.

Requirements

• estimator
• quantity take‑off
• risk analysis
• commercially aware
• tertiary qualification
• communicator

What You Bring

-A proven Estimator, with significant experience in institutional / education / government construction projects. -Committed to excellence in estimating, tendering and early contractor involvement (ECI) phases. -A tertiary qualification in construction management, quantity surveying or building is preferred; membership of relevant professional body advantageous. -Highly skilled in quantity take-off, tender cost build-up and risk analysis in complex environments. -Strong support and flat structure - you’ll be visible, valued and able to grow your career. -Commercially aware: you understand margins, cost drivers, subcontractor market dynamics and how to position bids competitively. -Comfortable working under tight deadlines with a strong track record of delivering successful submissions. -Predominantly operating across live environments, restricted access sites and technically complex institutional projects (education, government, heritage). -A strong communicator and collaborator, with ability to work across teams and build relationships internally and externally. -Comfortable working in a builder-focused business culture, hands-on, proactive and committed to high standards. -Trusted, mid-to-large scale head contractor with long-standing history and a strong culture of teamwork, integrity and hands-on delivery.

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Benefits

-Competitive salary and benefits aligned with experience. -Opportunity to join a business with a longstanding and respected reputation in institutional markets.

About Design Build

-Specializes in pre-engineered steel and conventional steel building systems, often leading projects from 3D visualization to key handover. -Typically delivers commercial and industrial facilities, plus custom steel structures and tilt‑up concrete buildings across the Prairies. -Embraces a collaborative, single-source model—clients work directly with integrated design and construction teams. -Backed by strong financial grounding, the company sustains steady growth through efficient project delivery and risk-managed budgets. -Its standout edge: immersive tools like VR and 360° walkthroughs, enabling clients to “see before they build.” -Unusual fact: As Manitoba’s largest Behlen dealer, it leverages industrial-grade steel solutions rarely offered by regional builders.

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