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Preconstruction Estimator

Adi Development Group is one of Canada’s leading real estate development, construction management, and investment companies. With over 4,000 units and $3 billion in built value under development across the GTHA, we’re on a mission to reinvent the customer experience and deliver homes faster, better, and more cost-effectively. We champion ownership thinking, continuous improvement, and developing the leaders of tomorrow.

As Preconstruction Estimating Coordinator, you’ll play a central role in Adi’s preconstruction process for residential developments — owning cost estimates from conceptual design through tender, coordinating with design consultants and trade contractors, and providing the cost intelligence that drives our project feasibility and go/no-go decisions.

What You'll Be Doing

Estimating: Prepare Class D through Class A estimates across all project stages. Perform detailed quantity take-offs, apply labour and material rates, build up indirect and direct costs, and produce complete tender submissions including overhead and profit margins.
Trade Coordination: Solicit competitive pricing from trade contractors and suppliers, analyze and level bids, negotiate terms, and maintain the trade contractor database.
Design Coordination: Work with architects, engineers, and consultants during design development to integrate cost considerations, identify scope gaps, and generate RFIs.
Cost Control: Track cost estimates against project budgets and pro formas. Assess the financial impact of scope changes and support change order management.
Value Engineering: Identify VE opportunities to reduce costs without compromising quality or schedule. Collaborate with designers on target costing.
Risk & Contracts: Review project and contract documents (CCDC) to identify risks and opportunities. Support procurement from bid through award and contract execution.
Permits & Approvals: Support the permit process, coordinating information flow between consultants, authorities, and municipalities.

What You Bring

5–7 years of construction estimating experience with direct experience on residential high-rise projects
Strong understanding of the Ontario Building Code and municipal permit processes
Experience with CCDC contracts and construction procurement
Ability to read and interpret construction drawings across all disciplines (architectural, structural, MEP, civil)
Proficiency in Bluebeam, Procore, and Microsoft Project (or equivalent scheduling tools)
Knowledge of high-rise construction methods, materials, sequencing, and current market conditions in the GTA
Post-secondary education in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field
Experience with BIM for cost estimation and clash detection
Exposure to owner-side or developer-side preconstruction (vs. GC bid-side only)
Experience across mixed-use or commercial project types in addition to residential high-rise
Familiarity with sustainable building practices and green certifications

Why Youll Love Working Here

Learning & Development Reimbursement: Adi encourages team members to never stop learning and continuously improve. We provide Adians with tuition and education reimbursements to support team members in their development.
Competitive Paid Time Off: Team members are provided with paid Vacation Days, Wellness Days, and Sick Days
Competitive Salaries: Adi regularly conducts compensation market reviews to ensure our total compensation package remains competitive.
Employee Home Ownership Program: Adians have the opportunity to live in the beautiful communities we create through our Employee Home Ownership Program. Eligible team members will receive a % discount off the total purchase price.
Comprehensive Benefits Plan: Adi provides all full-time team members and dependents with benefits coverage for dental, prescriptions, vision care, paramedical practitioners, life insurance and more.
Flexible Health, Lifestyle & Wellness Personal Spending Account: Annual health, lifestyle & wellness spending accounts that can be used for fitness classes, gym memberships, family & pet needs, additional health benefits and more!
Dedicated Online Mental Health Partner: We understand how important mental wellbeing is for our employees, which is why we have partnered with an online therapy provider that employees can access 24/7.

Benefits including, Dental, Health, Disability, Paramedical Services & Vision Care

$75,000 - $90,000 a year

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