Estimating Manager

Job summary

Lead estimating, purchasing, tendering, procurement, and contract administration across residential projects, including base builds, upgrades, custom changes, take-offs, and tenders. Manage a small estimating and procurement support team, oversee trade and supplier relationships, and support pricing accuracy, contract compliance, cost control, and project execution.

Job details

Residential Estimating Manager role in Ottawa! $100-120K+ for the right person! Your new company An established Ottawa-area residential builder is seeking an experienced Estimating Manager to lead estimating, purchasing, tendering, procurement, and contract administration functions across a growing portfolio of residential projects. This leadership role offers the opportunity to influence costing strategy, strengthen procurement processes, manage trade and supplier relationships, and support operational decision-making across the business. Your new role Reporting to senior operations leadership, the successful candidate will oversee estimating for base builds, upgrades, custom changes, take-offs, tenders, and purchasing activities while leading a small team responsible for estimating and procurement support. The position plays a key role in ensuring pricing accuracy, contract compliance, cost control, and efficient project execution. What you'll need to succeed 7+ years of experience in construction estimating, purchasing, procurement, contracts, or cost management. Strong understanding of residential construction methods, tendering, scopes of work, and subcontractor management. Experience leading teams and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong commercial acumen with the ability to review budgets, pricing, contracts, purchase orders, and cost variances. Experience using construction management, estimating, or procurement software platforms, NewStar Enterprise or a similar residential construction management, estimating or procurement system is required. What you'll get in return Leadership role with direct influence on business operations. Stable, well-established organization with a strong reputation in the Ottawa market. Opportunity to modernize systems, improve processes, and drive operational excellence. Competitive compensation package, strong benefits, pension contribution, and hybrid work arrangement. This posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization. AI may be used to screen, assess or select applicants for the position.

What you’ll do

Lead estimating, purchasing, tendering, procurement, and contract administration across residential projects, including base builds, upgrades, custom changes, take-offs, and tenders. Manage a small estimating and procurement support team, oversee trade and supplier relationships, and support pricing accuracy, contract compliance, cost control, and project execution.

Requirements

Requires 7+ years of experience in construction estimating, purchasing, procurement, contracts, or cost management, along with strong knowledge of residential construction, tendering, scopes of work, and subcontractor management. Candidates should have team leadership experience, commercial acumen, and experience with construction management, estimating, or procurement software; NewStar Enterprise or a similar system is required.

Benefits

• Strong Benefits
• Pension Contribution
• Hybrid Work Arrangement

Listed skills

• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Procurement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Construction Estimating
• Residential Construction
• Purchasing
• Procurement
• Tendering
• Contract Administration
• Cost Management
• Take-Offs
• Subcontractor Management
• Team Leadership
• Budget Review
• Pricing Analysis
• Purchase Orders
• Cost Variance Analysis
• Construction Management Software
• NewStar Enterprise

Job areas

• Construction
• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting

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