Careers
Corporate Human Resources Contact:
Corey Thomson
P: (403) 217-9970 ext. 213
Current Career Opportunities
Intermediate / Senior Estimator
Looking for a new Career? WestView Builders is looking for an experienced person to join our busy team as Intermediate Estimator or Senior Estimator. We are a growing home builder and winner of 2012 SAM Award with Great Wages, Great Hours (off every Friday at 1pm), Great team to work with. Minimum 3-5 years estimating experience required.
Come join a premier builder in Calgary Alberta with a commitment to quality and employee satisfaction, including the willingness to train employees and provide great income potential. As one of Alberta's finest new home builders, WestView Builders is proud of our 2012 SAM award winning floor plan, and our commitment to quality and value-driven customer service.
You will be responsible for the preparation and maintenance of cost estimates for housing models, you will prepare detailed material take offs and cost estimates, provide sub trade pricing for plans and specifications, prepare cost to complete job projects, issue purchase orders to sub trades and material suppliers, send tender packages to trades and suppliers for pricing quotes, perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
Our ideal candidate will be fun, enthusiastic, team player. To excel in this role you will have a minimum of one to three years of residential estimating experience and or have related educational experience. Experience with AutoCAD, timberline or Builder MT Software will be a strong asset.
Skills and Abilities:
Type of Construction Experience
- Residential Essential Skills
- Significant use of memory
- Continuous learning
- Computer use
- Finding information
- Job task planning and organizing
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Working with others
- Oral communication
- Writing
- Numeracy
- Document use
- Reading text
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
Specific Skills
- Estimate pre-contract costs
- Monitor and adjust contract expenditures
- Prepare estimates of labor and material costs
- Prepare estimates for general expenses and overheads
- Use cost monitoring and reporting systems
- Utilize quantity take-off procedures
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Estimating Software
- Spreadsheets
- Take-off Software
Please Fax 403-217-9972 or Email your cover letter and resume to nborhot@westviewbuilders.com




