Senior Estimator, Surrey, British Columbia

Location: Surrey, British Columbia

Job type: Full-time, permanent

Pay: $80,000 – $110,000 per year, depending on experience, plus up to 20% performance-based bonus

About The Company

Our client is a vertically integrated commercial glazing fabricator and installer. They deliver curtain wall, window wall, storefront, and entrance systems on institutional, commercial, and high-rise residential projects across BC.

About The Role

This is an estimating role with a client-facing edge. You’ll spend most of your time preparing competitive bids, and the rest representing the company to general contractors, consultants, and owners. They’re looking for someone with a solid technical glazing background and the personality to sit across the table from a customer. The rest they’ll train.

Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Review tender documents, drawings, and specifications to identify scope, exclusions, and risk
• Perform takeoffs and prepare detailed cost estimates for curtain wall, window wall, storefront, and entrance systems
• Solicit and evaluate pricing from suppliers and subtrades
• Prepare and submit bid packages, RFIs, and clarification letters within tender deadlines
• Maintain the bid log and keep opportunity records current in the CRM
• Attend pre-bid meetings and site walks
• Follow up on submitted bids and track outcomes
• Price change order requests and review changes submitted by project managers
• Hand off awarded estimates to the project management team with a clear scope, budget, and assumption summary
• Review ongoing project margins and adjust bid assumptions accordingly
  
  

Client-facing Responsibilities

• Attend sales meetings alongside the President to walk customers through tenders and scope
• Represent the company at 8 to 10 industry events per year
• Build and maintain relationships with general contractors, architects, and consultants
• Identify new bid opportunities through existing relationships
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Commercial glazing experience, hands-on or technical
• Approximately five years of estimating experience preferred
• Fluent English with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Outgoing, professional, and comfortable presenting to clients
• Sales aptitude, or the willingness to develop it
• Excellent computer proficiency (Excel, takeoff and estimating software, CRM)
• Ability to manage multiple bids against competing deadlines
  
  

What’s Offered

• Training and development in areas outside your current experience
• Direct exposure to ownership and the senior leadership team
• Competitive compensation, with up to 20% performance-based bonus for hitting annual quotas/targets
  
  

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• Location British Columbia
• Salary $80,000 – $110,000
• Adrian Susi
• adrian@facadepeople.com
• 1-236-788-2156
  
  

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