Senior Estimator

Division: Canada - Toronto
Project Location(s): Toronto, ON M4C 1M5 CAN
Minimum Years Experience: 8 Travel Involved: 40-50% Job Type: RegularJob Classification: ExperiencedEducation:Bachelors DegreeJob Family:ConstructionCompensation:Salaried Exempt

BUILD YOUR FUTURE WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION
Turner Construction, founded in 1902, is North America's largest general builder, shaping skylines globally with over 13,500 professionals and $17 billion in annual volume. We handle 1,500 projects annually across sectors like healthcare, education, and commercial spaces, combining local agility with global strength. We've completed projects like the New York Yankee's Stadium, the Capitol Dome Restoration, the Boeing Company North Charleston Campus, and more! Since 1951, Turner has been a key player in Canada's construction industry, with nearly $1 billion in annual revenue and over 930 professionals. Turner is committed to quality, safety, and fostering an inclusive work environment.
Turner Construction isn't just about buildings – we’re about building futures, empowering employees, and leaving a lasting legacy for the communities we serve.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER YOU
At Turner, we appreciate the strength that every member brings. As you offer your unique knowledge and help carry our company forward, we guarantee to support you in your individual growth journey. This opportunity also offers:
Access to practical tools and resources including, a work phone, laptop, and safety gear.
Summer Fridays (early dismissals during the summer months on Fridays where applicable).
Invitations to participate in company events and activities.
Hard and soft skills training programs.
Thorough benefits program including End of Year Premium Pay, Healthcare and Dental Coverage, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) matching, and much more.

Annual base salary range for this position may be CA$125,000 to CA$145,000, depending on experience and fit.

THE SENIOR ESTIMATOR OPPORTUNITY
Turner Construction’s Toronto office is seeking a full-time Senior Estimator. The role requires availability to work on-site or at the head office, Monday to Friday, for 40 hours per week, and will report to the PreConstruction Executive.

Position Description: Supports the Lead Estimators and/or Preconstruction Manager in all estimating functions throughout the Project Launch process required during the preconstruction phase. Responsible for value engineering, budget controls, alternative and comparative studies, constructability reviews and Target Value Design. Responsible to ensure that estimates, bids and GMP’s are complete, accurate, and well supported by recent pricing data and subcontractor input.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Preconstruction Manager in estimating functions throughout preconstruction phase launch process.
• Leads small and medium estimates or components of large estimates and reviews all associated bid documents.
• Develops win strategies for bid and proposal submissions.
• Strong conceptual estimating. Ability to build an estimate without completed drawings and specifications.
• Conducts detailed analysis of contract documents and specifications to determine and validate overall project requirements.
• Ensures the completion of full quantity take-offs of all labour, equipment, and materials from project documents. Perform quantity take-off and studies for assigned trades and building systems.
• Supports the estimate lead by populating tender forms, generating requests for information, anticipating proposal requirements, and assisting to establish a pursuit schedule.
• Recognizes risks related to project specific requirement, site, schedule and market conditions/constraints. Uses contract terms to identify risks and opportunities.
• Leads a small team including mentoring and coaching indirect reports.
• Coordinate trade partner bid lists with procurement for budget pricing and bidding.
• Lead review meetings with owner, architect, and engineer related to Preconstruction phase.
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimates and develop clear and concise messages to explain variances for each project stakeholder.
• Manage distribution of current design documents for trade partner budgeting and bidding; ensure commitment for sufficient trade partner input.
• Review design documents for completion; assemble comments and requests for additional information needed to provide complete estimates.
• Visit project sites to evaluate existing conditions, identify and capture scope not included in design documents.
• Provide pricing for value engineering, alternates, options, and special studies.
• Prepare trade partner bid proposal forms and bid recording sheets for assigned trades, evaluate trade partner input for scope inclusion, and identify scope gaps and overlaps, coordinate with other staff managing trades.
• Confidently lead a team through the completion of a bid process under pressure while building strong relationships with sub-trades
• Take lead role or supporting role in Lump Sum bid process. Assemble accurate, timely and well-organized estimates, including Lump Sum-bid, construction management and design-build contracts.
• Ensure complete and accurate pricing within estimate or Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), reflect recent pricing data and trade partner bids or budgets.
• Participate in estimate review meetings with internal stakeholders to validate estimate prior to client delivery.
• Lead coordination of operational input during estimating, bidding, and GMP process; ensure estimate incorporates detailed General Conditions/Requirement (GC/GRs) study and site logistics and Building LIFE as prepared by Operations.
• Develop, lead, or support assembly of estimate, bid or GMP documents required by and submitted to owner, coordinate requirements with contract agreement.
• Active participation in estimate and GMP review meetings with architects, engineers, and owners. Incorporate comments, feedback, and input into revised estimates or GMP’s and assemble revised documents for final submission.
• Participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
• Identifies competitors and understands current market conditions.
• Utilize Building Information Models (BIM) for quantity take-off and visualization to support complete estimate preparation.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or College Diploma from an accredited program in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction or similar, and minimum of 8 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Delivering projects using CCDC2, CCDC3, CCA5a, CCA5b, and CCDC14 Prime Contracts
• PQS designation form the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors is an asset.
• GSC Gold Seal Certification for the Canadian Construction Association is an asset.
• Building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices knowledge
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Extensive knowledge of estimating documents and ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of documents
• Project management of competing demands, and meet established deadlines
• Familiar with operating procedures and methods of other departments – Procurement, Operations
• Supervisory or management experience
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office suite of applications, and familiar with estimating software
• Travel

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

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.