OUR COMPANY

With over 25 years of real estate experience, Cantiro has developed visionary communities, built innovative homes, designed luxury condos, created the best townhomes and inspired some of the most interesting commercial properties. In each one of our four divisions—Homes, Communities, Commercial and Residential Rentals—our customers’ lives are at the centre of every decision we make.
We create the environments for amazing lives to happen!
Cantiro Homes is building over 200 homes per year with an expansive portfolio of home options ranging from the starter market to homes valued at over $1 million. We are dedicated to creating homes of spectacular beauty, character and quality, with a strong commitment to customer service.
Cantiro is currently looking for a Senior Estimator, Multi-Family.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Building, Construction Management, Architectural Technologies, Quantity Surveying or equivalent from a recognized technical institute.
• 5+ years’ experience in residential construction.
• Experience with construction estimation software such as Bluebeam and/or Revit.
• Preference will be given to candidates with proficiency in HomeFront, BuildPro, and SupplyPro.
• Excellent working knowledge of the Alberta Building Code.
  Please Note: Our office is located on 124 Street and 102 Avenue; there are numerous public parking options within close proximity to our office. Cantiro will assist the successful candidate with a list of available lots in the area.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Ability to interpret and provide comments on architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical blueprints and specifications and costing points of view.
• Expert working knowledge of Excel and MS Project.
• Effective verbal, written and listening communication skills.
• Proven planning, communication, organizing, analytical decision making and negotiating skills.
• New home building experience considered an asset
  Cantiro is committed to upholding the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in the workplace at all levels of the organization, as well as in the delivery of our services. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, racialized groups, people with disabilities, and people from the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
  We thank all candidates for their interest in Cantiro, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
  Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Edmonton, AB T5N 3W6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Residential/Multi-Family Estimating: 5 years (required)
• Homefront, BuildPro, and SupplyPro: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: In perso

• Provide precise and reliable cost estimates for townhomes and midrise projects through drawing, specifications, and subtrades.
• Develop detailed project budgets that align with internal and external clients, and project goals.
• Explore opportunities for value engineering / cost savings to optimize costs while maintaining or improving the quality and functionality of the project.
• Lead Estimators while making day-to-day decisions to ensure productivity and accuracy.
• Work collaboratively with project teams and stakeholders to refine and update cost estimates.
• Supervise, train, communicate monthly goals, and assign priority tasks to balance workloads across the estimating team.
• Check and verify design drawings to confirm alignment to specifications and design requirements.
• Liaise with other departments to ensure efficiencies are created and maintained.
• Assist in establishing preliminary budget during land acquisition to aid in determining feasibility of a project.
• Manage tender release; track, accept, review, and level quotes and provide recommendations to Project Management on trade selection for projects, based on tender results.
• Establish finalized budgets for projects based on tender.
• Create/Edit model templates, lots, job numbers, budgets and purchase orders in HomeFront / ERP software. Manage data throughput to Build Pro and Accounting.
• Update and maintain vendor information, pricing and item dictionaries in Homefront / ERP software.
• Assist in release and execution of contracts for projects.
• Provide custom pricing on options for retail projects.
• Other scope as requested.