Estimator

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada's infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Gold Winner for Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada's Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior Plumbing/Piping Estimator to join our Estimating team in Port Coquitlam, BC. This role is crucial for delivering quick and accurate estimates, often within a 48-72 hour turnaround, for a variety of projects including plumbing, HVAC, and sheet metal. You will be responsible for both design-build and plan-spec projects, with a focus on retrofit and end-of-life cycle upgrades, particularly in commercial and institutional settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform quantity takeoffs and enter data into estimating software (Trimble/Autobid).
• Prepare, review, and submit bid documents to ensure all requirements are met.
• Assemble all elements of an estimate, including labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor pricing.
• Provide detailed labor breakdowns to assist with budget creation and project management.
• Prepare budgets for prospective projects and manage multiple estimates simultaneously.
• Establish strong relationships with suppliers and sub-trades to ensure competitive pricing.
• Review projects to develop winning strategies and interpret client and design information to ensure a complete system.
• Critically review requests for proposals, preliminary designs, estimates, and proposals.
• Support operations team with some project management work.
• Attend site visits, client meetings, and participate in pre-bid and post-bid meetings.
• Collaborate with account managers, estimators, and service managers to support project success.
• Ensure quick turnaround on estimates for plumbing, HVAC, and sheet metal projects, including design-build and plan-spec projects, retrofit projects, industrial projects, and institutional projects

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant mechanical estimating experience, with strong exposure to organizing and preparing cost estimates and proposals for mechanical, plumbing, or sheet metal construction projects.
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in mechanical or construction technology, or relevant field experience in mechanical trades.
• Proven project and resource management skills, with demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Ability to interpret site and building plans and specifications.
• Experience with design-build and plan-spec projects, dehumidifier replacement, retrofit projects, and hospital operations/maintenance.
• Ability to estimate for plumbing, HVAC, and sheet metal projects with quick turnaround.
• Strong understanding of mechanical specifications, construction methods, and procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, time management, and multitasking skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Access, Project) and familiarity with computerized estimating systems (Autobid Mechanical, Autobid Sheetmetal).