Urgently Hiring: Estimator

**Estimator** **Catapulta Contracting Inc.** Calgary, AB · Full-Time · Hybrid Salary: $75,000 - $105,000 (based on experience) **About Us** **Catapulta Contracting Inc.** is a Calgary-based general contractor delivering conventional and pre-fabrication construction projects in the residential, commercial, institutional, and infrastructure markets across Western Canada. We specialise in metal cladding and signage facade systems, and work under a Build & Operate delivery model that keeps us involved from first estimate through to operational handover. Our sister company, **Alteus Building Systems Inc.**, manufactures and installs prefabricated superstructure components and cold formed steel. Our commitment to innovative delivery methods, including the Build & Operate (B&O) framework, sets us apart in the Calgary market. **About the Role** We are looking for an **Estimator** to join our team and take ownership of bids across both companies. Each Estimator in the section owns their own bids from end-to-end, from drawing review through to submission, on projects spanning conventional general contracting and prefabricated cold-formed steel. **Key Responsibilities** * Prepare complete quantity takeoffs and cost estimates. * Review tender drawings and specifications, identify scope gaps, and raise clarifying RFIs. * Solicit and level subcontractor and supplier quotes, normalising inclusions and exclusions so comparisons are genuine. * Build and maintain scope sheets and bid documentation to a consistent standard. * Develop value engineering options with quantified cost and schedule impacts as well as supporting pre-construction planning. * Maintain and update our cost database with current market pricing and as-awarded rates. * Use Stack B&O to carry estimating information through to project delivery such that scope, budget and procurement data stays connected from award to closeout. * Work with our prefab team to incorporate cold-formed steel component pricing and lead times into bids. * Carry out post-bid reconciliation, compare estimated against awarded, and capture variances for analysis. * Hand estimates off cleanly to the project delivery team so the field has what it needs to execute. * Build and maintain relationships with subcontractors, suppliers and consultants across the Calgary market. **Qualifications** **Required** * Three or more years of estimating experience in construction, ideally with a general contractor. * Ability to read and interpret architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical drawings and specifications. * Proficiency with construction takeoff software and cloud-based estimating and coordination platforms. inexperience with Stack CT and Stack B&O, or related platforms is required. * Comfortable working in cloud-based platforms for project documentation, including RFIs, submittals and change orders. * Strong Excel skills and to effectively work with cost data. * Solid understanding of construction methods, m