Construction Estimator
- Winnipeg, MB, Canada
$65,000 to $75,000 USD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $65,000 to $75,000 USD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Benefits:
Clintar was founded in 1973 to provide top-quality corporate landscape and snow and ice management services. Today, Clintar is the largest company of its kind in Canada and ranked 27th overall in North America providing Commercial Outdoor Services. As a leader in the landscape management industry, Clintar rewards high-performing employees with growth and development opportunities.
Job Summary
Clintar is hiring a Construction Estimator As the Estimator, you will be responsible for selling Landscaping Construction work . The primary goal for this position is to meet the outdoor needs of clients while ensuring the company achieves its revenue targets. Given the cyclical nature of the landscape and snow industry, the ideal candidate will understand the season shifts and adjust their sales strategies accordingly. Building strong relationships will also ensure steady business throughout the year, especially during off-peak seasons.
Responsibilities
By using this site, you acknowledge that if you are offered employment, your sole and exclusive employer is the local franchised business that hired you, not Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services. Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services does not participate in any local employment decisions or practices within its franchised businesses. Each franchise is independently owned and operated.
- Bonus based on performance
- Company car
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Benefits for this role may vary by location but could include the following:
- Competitive compensation package
- Paid holiday time
- Paid annual vacation policy
- Life insurance
- AD&D policy, Long-term disability
- Dental and vision care
- Extended healthcare (drug coverage, hospital care, professional services, and medical emergency assistance)
Clintar was founded in 1973 to provide top-quality corporate landscape and snow and ice management services. Today, Clintar is the largest company of its kind in Canada and ranked 27th overall in North America providing Commercial Outdoor Services. As a leader in the landscape management industry, Clintar rewards high-performing employees with growth and development opportunities.
Job Summary
Clintar is hiring a Construction Estimator As the Estimator, you will be responsible for selling Landscaping Construction work . The primary goal for this position is to meet the outdoor needs of clients while ensuring the company achieves its revenue targets. Given the cyclical nature of the landscape and snow industry, the ideal candidate will understand the season shifts and adjust their sales strategies accordingly. Building strong relationships will also ensure steady business throughout the year, especially during off-peak seasons.
Responsibilities
- Engage with potential clients to understand their needs and offer tailored solutions.
- Estimates & Bids: Prepare accurate commercial landscape and civil bids, detailing scope, labor, and materials.
- Project Support: Collaborate with our construction teams to manage and execute landscape and civil projects
- Visit client sites to assess the work required, ensuring the proposed services align with the client’s vision and budget.
- Maintain industry knowledge about various landscaping and Construction techniques, plants, seasonal care, snow removal equipment, and safety protocols.
- Achieve or exceed sales goals.
- Prepare detailed proposals that outline the scope of work, costs, timelines, and other relevant details.
- Discuss terms and conditions with clients, addressing any concerns or modifications before finalizing contracts.
- Work closely with execution teams to ensure services sold align with operational capabilities and schedules.
- Cultivate relationships to encourage repeat business, especially given the seasonal nature of the industry.
- Gather feedback post-service to ensure customer satisfaction and to inform potential improvements.
- Stay updated on industry trends, local plant suitability, weather patterns, and competitor offerings to better position the company’s services.
- Utilize CRM (Customer relationship management) software to organize and advance sales activities.
- Landscape and Civil Expertise: Strong hands on background and estimation in Civil and Landscape Construction required
- Reading blue print and CAD drawings.
- Experience in a Franchise or Multi-Unit Operations model is desired
- Strong relationship-building and communication capabilities.
- Capacity to assess site conditions, client needs, and project feasibility.
- Ability to ensure favorable terms for both client and company.
- Negotiation skills
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- Self-motivated and self-directing
- Customer services skills to listen to the concerns of a customer and be able to address their needs
- Outstanding diplomatic skills with effective verbal, written, analytical, and organizational skills.
By using this site, you acknowledge that if you are offered employment, your sole and exclusive employer is the local franchised business that hired you, not Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services. Clintar Commercial Outdoor Services does not participate in any local employment decisions or practices within its franchised businesses. Each franchise is independently owned and operated.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Develop client relationships, assess project sites and needs, and prepare accurate commercial landscape and civil bids, proposals, and contracts. Meet sales targets while coordinating with construction teams to ensure sold work is feasible, delivered effectively, and supports repeat business.
Requirements
Requires a strong hands-on background in civil and landscape construction estimation, including the ability to read blueprints and CAD drawings. The role also calls for strong communication, negotiation, customer service, organizational, and time-management skills; experience in franchise or multi-unit operations is desired.
Skills
- Civil Construction Estimation
- Blueprint Reading
- CAD Drawing Interpretation
- Bid Preparation
- Cost Estimation
- Site Assessment
- Client Relationship Building
- Sales
- Negotiation
- Proposal Writing
- Project Coordination
- Customer Service
- CRM Software
- Time Management
- Communication
Benefits
- Performance-Based Bonus
- Company Car
- Company Parties
- Competitive Salary
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Annual Vacation
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Dental Care
- Extended Healthcare Coverage
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Hospital Care
- Professional Services Coverage
- Medical Emergency Assistance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Construction
- Sales
- Trades
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Commercial Landscaping
- Landscape Construction
- Civil Construction
- Construction Estimation
- Bids
- Cost Estimation
- Labor and Materials
- Blueprints
- CAD Drawings
- Site Assessment
- Project Feasibility
- Project Coordination
- Sales Targets
- Client Relationships
- Proposal Writing
- Contract Negotiation
- CRM Software
- Seasonal Services
- Snow and Ice Management
- Snow Removal Equipment
- Plant Suitability
- Safety Protocols
- Franchise Operations
- Multi-Unit Operations