Role Summary
The Senior Electrical Estimator is responsible for preparing accurate and competitive cost estimates for electrical construction projects across a range of sizes and complexity. Working closely with internal teams, suppliers, subcontractors, and project stakeholders, this role supports the successful pursuit of new business opportunities by developing detailed tenders, analyzing project requirements, and ensuring all submissions align with project specifications, timelines, and budget expectations.
Why This Role Matters to Modern Niagara
The Senior Electrical Estimator plays a critical role in the organization’s growth, profitability, and project execution strategy. This position directly influences the company’s ability to secure work by ensuring bids are accurate, competitive, and aligned with project requirements and market conditions. Beyond pricing, the role provides the financial and operational foundation that supports effective project planning, budgeting, and execution. Strong estimating also minimizes risk exposure, improves cost predictability, and contributes to the successful delivery of projects from pre-construction through completion. As a key link between business development, operations, and project delivery teams, the estimator helps position the organization for sustainable growth and long-term client success.
Key Impact / Purpose
- Drive the successful pursuit and acquisition of electrical construction projects through accurate, strategic, and competitive estimating practices.
- Support operational and financial project success by providing detailed labour breakdowns, cost analysis, and estimating turnover information to project teams.
- Build strong partnerships with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders to secure reliable pricing, reduce risk, and strengthen bid competitiveness.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Working within a team to perform quantity takeoffs including entry into a computerized estimating system.
- Assemble all elements of an estimate including labour, material, equipment and subcontractor pricing.
- Preparation, final review and submission documents to ensure all bid requirements are met with department manager
- Gather information for labor breakdowns for each area to assist with budget creation and management of project.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
- Attend and participate in site-visits, pre-bid meeting and post-bid meeting as required.
- Participate in estimating turnover meetings with project team to assist planning and budget process.
- Establish strong relationships with suppliers and sub trades to ensure sound and competitive pricing is received.
- Collaborate and independently review project schematics to strategize on best approach for submissions.
Must-haves
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in Electrical estimating
- Post-secondary diploma in electrical or construction technology, or other relevant technology field (CET or ENG considered an asset but not required) OR;
- Experience in an electrical contracting trade OR; Industry certification including “Certified Quantity Surveyor” and/or “Certified Construction Estimator”
- Expertise in Trimble Accubid Anywhere, Livecount, Bluebeam
- Excellent verbal and written communication, time management and multi-tasking to prioritize workload and stay on top of things as project demands increase
- Self-motivated with strong willingness and ability to learn and be challenged
- Works effectively in team environment
This is a new position. Salary range is $92,000 - $109,000
Modern Niagara offers a competitive total compensation package including:
- Performance based bonus opportunities
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with a generous employer contribution
- Flexible Health and Dental benefits with tiered options to meet the needs of you and your family
- An annual health spending account to support your overall wellness
- 24/7 confidential support through our Employee and Family Assistance Program with access to comprehensive resources and professional services
- A competitive vacation package with additional vacation granted throughout your tenure with the organization.
- Employer Paid Parental Leave Top Up
- Annual Community Day dedicated to volunteering and giving back to the communities where we live and work
- Corporate Discounts through various vendors across Canada for programs such as fitness, mobile phones, travel, home and auto insurance and many others
- Here at Modern Niagara, because we know our people are the best in the industry, we pride ourselves on providing a total compensation package that rewards employees for their hard work and supports employees and their families in their overall wellbeing.
About Modern Niagara
Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa.
We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure — and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal. We build for life.
We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork.
Health and safety are embedded in everything we do, and our award-winning safety culture consistently performs well above industry standards.
We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone has access to opportunity, feels a sense of belonging, and can thrive.
We actively work to remove barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (including women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, and newcomers to Canada) in the construction industry.
We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences and are committed to a barrier-free hiring process.
If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] so we can make appropriate arrangements.
We appreciate every applicant’s interest in joining Modern Niagara. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Pay: $92,000.00-$109,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Work Location: In person
