Senior Estimator

Senior Estimator – ICI / Commercial

📍 Vancouver or Victoria, British Columbia

💰 CAD $90,000 – $130,000+ Base + Bonus + Employee Ownership

An established employee-owned national general contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Estimator to support its growing preconstruction team in Vancouver or Victoria.

This is an opportunity to join a business that is investing in long-term growth, offering genuine career progression, leadership opportunities, and a unique employee ownership model that allows you to directly benefit from the company’s continued success.

The Role

You will lead estimating and preconstruction activities across a diverse portfolio of ICI and commercial construction projects, managing projects from early budgeting through to tender submission.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing accurate quantity take-offs and detailed cost estimates.

• Leading competitive hard-bid and design-build tenders.

• Managing subcontractor pricing, scopes and bid evaluations.

• Producing conceptual budgets and preconstruction estimates.

• Identifying value engineering opportunities.

• Working closely with operations, consultants and clients throughout preconstruction.

• Mentoring and supporting junior estimating staff.

Project Experience

Experience across one or more of the following sectors is highly desirable:

• Commercial

• Institutional

• Healthcare / Hospitals

• Education

• Recreational Facilities

• Museums

• Retail

• Other ICI developments

Requirements

• 7+ years’ experience estimating commercial / ICI construction projects.

• Strong quantity take-off and cost planning experience.

• Experience with both hard-bid and design-build procurement.

• Excellent subcontractor and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple tenders simultaneously.

• Strong communication and commercial awareness.

What’s on Offer

• CAD $90,000–$130,000+ (flexible for exceptional candidates).

• Annual performance bonus.

• 100% employee ownership with the opportunity to become an owner in the business.

• Employer-paid health, dental and vision coverage.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Generous Health Spending Account (HSA).

• RRSP matching programme.

• Educational assistance and professional development support.

• Annual salary reviews and recognition programme.

• Long-term career progression within a growing national contractor.

• Collaborative culture with regular company engagement initiatives.

If you’re an experienced estimator looking to take the next step with a contractor that rewards performance, invests in its people and offers genuine ownership, we’d love to hear from you.