Electrical Project Manager / Estimator

Agilus is recruiting for an Electrical Project Manager / Estimator in the Construction industry in Burlington, Ontario. The Electrical Project Manager/Estimator is responsible for the successful acquisition, tendering, and running of various projects, with a strong focus on safety for both personnel and operations. The Electrical Project Manager/Estimator is responsible for ensuring that the project is completed safely, on schedule and in compliance with the contract and job cost estimates.Responsibilities:Ensures daily logs, test reports, inspection reports and permits are maintained. Reports and documents issues to potential claims. Ensures reporting and maintenance of all safety-related and quality management documentation. Coordinates support functions including project start-up with internal and external teams. Manages risk exposures on the project.Manages and monitors the critical path on the master schedule. Ensures Project Coordinators manage and monitor all electrical aspects of the schedule. Conducts daily meetings with the Project Coordinator(s), Superintendent, Safety, and additional site staff to ensure coordination of the project. Conducts and minutes regular meetings with subcontractors to coordinate activities, review progress and address issues. Reviews change orders and schedules them into the project schedule. Notifies the consultant and owner of resulting schedule impacts.Ability to effectively create, interpret and execute contracts. Effectively manages change order and billings process. Successfully manages subcontractors, including dispute resolutions and timely processing of payment requests. Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with subcontractors. Ensures subcontractors are clear about the scope of work for which they are accountable.Ensures subcontractors have the information needed to fulfil their obligations, including blueprints, drawings, specifications, scheduling information, access to the project site, etc. Monitors subcontractor performance, relying on direct observation, observations of the Superintendent and Project Manager, labour productivity reports, variance reports, etc. Immediately notifies electrical subcontractors of drawing, specification, or scope changes for their timely review and response. Holds electrical subcontractors accountable for fulfilling their obligations to the client and the Company. Approves electrical subcontractor invoices for payment. Compares work billed with work performed and keeps them in balance. Effectively implements the Company buy out procedures (bid packs).Develops, maintains, updates, distributes and manages electrical estimates. Prepares electrical estimates, including, labour hours, material costs, tender forms, tool & equipment lists, schedules, and compiles bid packages for subcontractors. Attends pre-bid meetings, estimate packages, and produces proposal schedules. Interprets project drawings and specifications, analyzes drawings, specifications, proposals and other documentation. Responsible for quantity take-offs from project drawings and specifications. Reviews construction strategy and approach with Estimators and Business Development personnel during the bidding and proposal process. Analyzes electrical sub-trade quotations, liaison with electrical subcontractors for clarification of issues, while ensuring electrical subcontractors are clear about the scope of their subcontracted work.Addresses any addendum’s during the tender period. Tenders closings (e.g. reviews documents, compiles proposal information, participates in closing meetings). Assists in negotiating work with prospective clients, and recommends the contract type if one is not specified. Assists with Buyout / Procurement of materials, equipment and subcontracts. Participates in turnover meetings with Project Management on successful bids. Customer follow-up on proposals. Site visits as required.Decides how to handle client change orders, including when to request a change order and how to price the change order. Costs out the potential scope of work changes, bid to construction reviews and additional costs claim situations. Ensures the project schedule is developed and maintained. Must have extensive knowledge of cost accounting/reporting systems and be able to recognize and correct cost overruns and compensate for estimating oversights. Assures client receivables are paid and discusses their collection with the client if necessary. Monitors electrical construction progress in relation to percent of contract billed. Monitors the financial status of assigned projects by reviewing management reports, talking with the Project Manager and inspecting the project site. Ensures project risks are identified and actively managed.Knows, practices and enforces the client's safety policies and procedures to visibly create safe operations as a top priority on the project site. Establishes clear safety expectations for all on the project site, including subcontractors and visitors and assigns safety responsibility to site personnel. Monitors the project site for compliance with safety policies and practices and corrects any safety violations. Ensures safety violations and accidents are documented, administered, reported and investigated in accordance with company policies.Requirements:Manages and directs Assistant Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Estimators and non supervisory administrative employees. Hires, trains, coaches, disciplines and develops employees. Establishes and maintains positive, effective working relationship within internal and external contacts. Determines course of action to achieve departmental and organizational goals. Completes performance communications and establishes clear expectations of performance for direct reports.Post-secondary degree/diploma in Electrical Engineering or related field plus 8-15 years of construction-related experience, including a combination of field and estimating experience. Managerial experience is considered an asset. Broad range of past experience working in multiple different contract model environments including but not limited to design-bid-build, progressive design-build and other integrated forms of agreement. Proficiency in the use of MS Excel, Primavera, Bluebeam.Practices good communication skills. Reads, analyzes and interprets documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Writes routine reports and correspondence. Effectively presents information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Applies concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions. Interprets an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deals with several abstract and concrete variables.C.E.T, Gold Seal Certification in Estimating and/or Project Management is preferred.What's in it for you:Competitive Salary + Benefits + Bonus + VacationsLet's connect! Please apply directly online. Agilus would like to thank all candidates for their interest in this opportunity. Due to the volume of resumes we receive; we may only be able to respond directly to those candidates being selected for an interview. We encourage you to visit agilus.ca regularly or subscribe to our email alerts at agilus.ca/Account/Register as new exciting employment opportunities become available daily. #J-18808-Ljbffr