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- Full-time
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Dawn Recruiting Agency

Chief Estimator – ICI Construction

Woodstock, ON, Canada

$80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year · Full-time

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Job details

Pay: $80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 27, 2026
Experience: 12+ years of progressive estimating experience in commercial, industrial, or institutional construction, with proven success in leading complex bids.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 28, 2026

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Chief Estimator to join an established general contractor. Reporting to the VP of Construction, the Chief Estimator manages the full estimating process from concept through tender, establishes best practices, and maintains strong relationships with clients, consultants, and subcontractors. You will ensure accurate, competitive, and profitable estimates while providing strategic leadership, mentoring staff, and collaborating with executives on business development and preconstruction strategies.

Roles and responsibilities

You will lead the estimating department, overseeing the preparation of all bids, budgets, and cost estimates for the company’s construction projects.

Provide leadership and direction to the estimating department, managing Senior Estimators, Estimators, and Junior Estimators.

Establish and enforce estimating standards, policies, and best practices to ensure consistency, accuracy, and competitiveness across all bids.

Mentor and develop estimating staff, ensuring professional growth, succession planning, and a strong pipeline of future leaders.

Manage departmental workload, balancing resources across multiple tenders to meet deadlines and client expectations.

Lead go/no-go bid decisions in collaboration with executive leadership, evaluating project fit, capacity, risk, and profitability.

Oversee the preparation of conceptual budgets, schematic estimates, detailed bids, and procurement strategies for major projects.

Review and approve all final estimates, ensuring they align with company profitability goals, contractual requirements, and risk frameworks.

Ensure estimates achieve targeted gross margins by project type.

Lead bid risk identification reviews and management efforts.

Lead major tender closings, ensuring submissions are compliant, accurate, and positioned strategically for success.

Lead the transition from successful tender to Operations through formal project handoff meetings, ensuring complete transfer of estimating assumptions, risk registers, subcontractor commitments, and pricing strategies.

Collaborate with Operations and Business Development teams to align estimating strategies with overall company objectives.

Serve as a senior point of contact for clients and consultants during preconstruction, supporting presentations, interviews, and proposal discussions.

Provide executive-level input on bid strategies, value engineering options, constructability reviews, and innovative delivery models.

Track and analyze market trends, subcontractor pricing, and material costs to maintain competitiveness and improve cost forecasting.

Develop and maintain productive long-term relationships with key clients, developers, consultants and trade partners to increase negotiated and repeat business opportunities.

Support contract negotiations by providing cost breakdowns, scope clarifications, and risk analyses.

Champion adoption of estimating technologies, digital workflows, and databases that improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.

Oversee maintenance of historical cost data and benchmarking tools to support budgeting and forecasting.

Lead lessons-learned sessions and integrate feedback into continuous improvement initiatives for the estimating function.

Monitor departmental KPIs such as bid-to-win ratios, estimate accuracy vs. actual costs, and proposal quality, reporting results to the Preconstruction Director.

Ensure estimating practices remain current with evolving delivery models, contract types, and industry innovations.

Participate in the GC leadership team and contribute to strategic, annual, and resource planning activities.

Adhere to all company policies and procedures

Perform any other duties that may be assigned, whether specifically or generally related to the role

Requirements

Qualifications

12+ years of progressive estimating experience in commercial, industrial, or institutional construction, with proven success in leading complex bids.

· Diploma or degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architectural Technology, or a related field.

Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring estimating teams.

Strong knowledge of construction methods, contracts, and delivery models (Lump Sum, Construction Management, Design-Build).

Strong financial and analytical skills with a high degree of accuracy.

Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Proven ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously under tight deadlines.

Established relationships within the subcontractor and supplier community are considered an asset.

Salary & Benefits

Generous annual base salary, bonus structure, Extended Health, Vision and Dental benefits. RRSP match, Company car/Vehicle Allowance / Mileage reimbursement

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Responsibilities

Lead the estimating department and oversee bids, budgets, cost estimates, tender strategy, risk reviews, and final estimate approvals for construction projects. Develop the estimating team and standards, collaborate with executives and project teams on preconstruction and business development, and maintain client and trade-partner relationships while improving estimating processes and performance.

Requirements

Requires 12 or more years of progressive estimating experience in commercial, industrial, or institutional construction, including a record of leading complex bids and mentoring estimating teams. A diploma or degree in a related field, strong knowledge of construction methods, contracts and delivery models, financial and analytical ability, and excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills are also specified.

Skills

Estimating Leadership
Construction Cost Estimating
Bid Management
Budgeting
Risk Management
Team Leadership
Staff Mentoring
Construction Methods
Contract Management
Construction Delivery Models
Financial Analysis
Negotiation
Presentation Skills
Subcontractor Relations
Market Analysis
Value Engineering

Benefits

Annual Bonus
Extended Health Benefits
Vision Benefits
Dental Benefits
RRSP Match
Company Car
Vehicle Allowance
Mileage Reimbursement

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Keywords

Construction Estimating
Preconstruction
General Contracting
Commercial Construction
Industrial Construction
Institutional Construction
Conceptual Budgets
Schematic Estimates
Detailed Bids
Tender Management
Procurement Strategies
Bid Risk Reviews
Go/No-Go Decisions
Gross Margin Targets
Lump Sum Contracts
Construction Management
Design-Build
Value Engineering
Constructability Reviews
Subcontractor Pricing
Material Cost Forecasting
Cost Benchmarking
Historical Cost Data
Digital Workflows
Estimating Technologies
Project Handoffs
Contract Negotiations
Bid-to-Win Ratios
Estimate Accuracy
Lessons Learned

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