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Junior Estimator ($65K - $75K/yr + $5K-$7K bonus) - Recent Graduates Welcome to Apply!

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Job Description

  • Grow your career with a rapidly expanding, family-owned company making its mark across Canada
  • Play a key role in supporting estimating and contributing to Ferro’s growth in the pre-engineered building sector
  • Earn a competitive annual salary of $65K–$75K plus a $5K–$7K bonus, benefits, and long-term development support
About Ferro Building Systems Ltd.

Celebrating 20 years of innovation and growth, Ferro Building Systems Ltd. is a proudly Canadian, family-owned company that specializes in the design, supply, and installation of pre-engineered steel building systems. These include complete structural and envelope solutions such as custom metal building packages, foundations, mezzanines, and crane installations. From its humble foundations as a small subcontractor, Ferro has grown into a trusted partner to major construction firms like PCL, Graham, and EBC, contributing to large-scale commercial and industrial projects across Canada, including arenas, storage facilities, and energy infrastructure.

This remarkable growth reflects Ferro’s forward-thinking approach, combining deep industry knowledge with cutting-edge digital tools, a commitment to employee development, and an expanding suite of services including a new direct-to-consumer product line. With a collaborative and people-first culture, Ferro offers a tight-knit, high-impact work environment where small teams drive bold ideas. Join us in building Canada’s next generation of durable, sustainable, and customized steel structures.

For more information, please visit our website: ferrobuildings.com

About the Opportunity

Ferro Building Systems Ltd. is looking for a full-time Junior Estimator based in Surrey, BC, with the opportunity to work from home up to one day per week following the probationary period.

Reporting to the VP of Sales and working closely with the Senior Estimator, you will support Ferro’s sales and estimating function by coordinating supplier pricing, helping strengthen buyouts, and building a reliable supplier and sub-trade database.

In this position, you will be primarily responsible for sourcing and organizing pricing from suppliers and service vendors, supporting proposal submissions, and helping ensure estimates are completed with the right inputs under tight timelines.

More specifically, your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and service vendors to secure competitive pricing and reliable service
  • Sourcing pricing for buyouts and accessory scopes such as windows, doors, louvers, snow guards, specialty items, and similar add-ons
  • Preparing and issuing bid packages to suppliers using tendering platforms (e.g., BuildingConnected) and tracking responses
  • Supporting the Senior Estimator by gathering pricing inputs and reviewing them together to confirm what is included
  • Supporting proposal preparation with the sales team to help deliver complete, client-ready submissions
  • Prequalifying and expanding Ferro’s supplier and sub-trade database to improve competitiveness
  • Participating in weekly sales meetings and collaborating with sales, estimating, and project teams
  • Documenting and organizing supplier quotes and pricing information so it can be reused across future bids
  • Under a mentorship and career-path track, assisting with reviewing drawings and specifications to understand scope requirements and bid preparation fundamentals

This role is designed as a development opportunity, with structured mentorship from the Senior Estimator and exposure to increasingly complex estimating activities over time. As you build familiarity with Ferro’s systems, suppliers, and estimating approach, there will be opportunities to take on greater responsibility and progress into a more advanced estimating role.

About You

To qualify, you ideally have 1–3 years of experience in construction estimating or a related trade or supply environment. We also welcome recent graduates of estimating or construction-related programs to apply. This role is well suited to someone early in their career who is eager to learn estimating processes, develop industry knowledge, and grow their responsibilities over time.

Additionally, the following skills and background will be highly valued:

  • Experience supporting estimating activities or pricing exercises for construction projects, ideally within commercial or industrial environments
  • Familiarity with construction drawings and specifications as they relate to preparing bids or supplier pricing
  • Awareness of supplier or subcontractor coordination, bid packages, and RFIs, gained through exposure rather than independent ownership
  • Interest in building relationships with suppliers and service vendors, including sourcing, prequalifying, and maintaining pricing contacts
  • Strong organizational skills, with the ability to track multiple pricing requests and support the Senior Estimator under defined timelines
  • Clear communication skills and a collaborative working style when engaging with suppliers and internal teams
  • Familiarity with proposal documentation or CRM systems in a support capacity (asset)
  • Exposure to structural components, building materials, or pre-engineered building accessories such as windows, doors, louvers, or similar scopes (asset)

As our ideal candidate, you are curious, patient, and open to mentorship, with the ability to absorb feedback and develop new skills over time. You are comfortable supporting others, take pride in accurate work, and approach learning with a long-term mindset. You are looking for an opportunity to build a strong foundation in estimating while developing into a more advanced role as your experience grows.

This is an opportunity to learn the estimating process from the ground up, contribute meaningfully through supplier pricing and relationship-building, and progress into greater responsibility as part of Ferro’s long-term growth plan.

About the Benefits

Compensation based on skills and experience, is a competitive annual salary of $65K - $75K plus a bonus potential of $5K to $7K annually based on performance and company success, and a host of excellent benefits including:

  • Extended health coverage, including dental, vision, and paramedical services
  • A flexible hybrid work model
  • Generous time off, including three weeks of paid vacation, one week of paid sick leave, and 24 hours of flexible personal leave annually
  • $1,500 annual tuition support for job-related college or university courses (available after one year)
  • Participation in a Professional Development Program (PDP), with paid training time, an average of $1,500 in annual learning and development support, and coverage for professional designations
  • Annual performance-based salary increases (2–4%) tied to PDP engagement
  • A team-oriented and modern workspace with a fully stocked lunchroom, including snacks, summer treats, and social spaces
  • Regular appreciation and recognition initiatives, including monthly catered lunches or offsite PDP sessions, and team celebrations such as attending conferences and award ceremonies in locations like Cabo and Miami

If you're looking to grow your career with a company that invests in its future and yours, apply today!

About Scout Talent

Who is Scout Talent? Despite what you might be thinking, Scout Talent is not a traditional recruitment agency. Born out of a great idea and an understanding of what employers really want, we provide customized, intelligent recruitment marketing, employer branding and candidate management services to clients throughout Canada and around the World. Our key strength lies in our ability to create unique candidate attraction strategies that enable clients to tap into the best talent pools. We're proud to say that 90% of our clients are repeat business which is testament to the value of our service. At ST, we're revolutionizing the recruitment industry. Our purpose: Connecting people to grow companies, careers and communities.

Industry

Staffing, Recruiting, HR Outsourcing

Company Size

11-50 employees

Application closing date is 2026-03-05

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