22303 Construction estimators

What this occupation covers

Construction estimators analyze costs of and prepare estimates on civil engineering, architectural, structural, electrical and mechanical construction projects. They are employed by residential, commercial and industrial construction companies and major electrical, mechanical and trade contractors, or they may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Prepare estimates of probable costs of materials, labour and equipment for construction projects based on contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings and specifications
• Advise on tendering procedures, examine and analyze tenders, recommend tender awards and conduct negotiations
• Establish and maintain tendering process and set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements and forecasts at regular intervals for the duration of a project
• Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
• Liaise, consult and communicate with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors, and prepare economic feasibility studies on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
• Manage and coordinate construction projects and prepare construction progress schedules.
• Estimators may specialize in estimating costs for structural, electrical or mechanical construction projects.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 8 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 22210 Architectural technologists and technicians
• 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
• 21300 Civil engineers
• 70010 Construction managers

Excluded from this code

• Architectural technologists and technicians (See 22210 Architectural technologists and technicians)
• Civil engineering technologists and technicians (See 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians)
• Civil engineers (See 21300 Civil engineers)
• Construction managers (See 70010 Construction managers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

building construction estimator · certified construction estimator · chief estimator - construction · construction cost consultant · construction cost estimator · construction estimator · contractors estimator · cost estimator - construction · electrical and mechanical quantity surveyor · electrical estimator - construction · junior estimator - construction · mechanical estimator - construction · plumbing estimator - construction · principal estimator - construction · professional estimator - construction · professional quantity surveyor · quantity surveyor - construction · quantity surveyor-estimator · senior estimator - construction · trade contractor estimator - construction

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a three-year college program in civil or construction engineering technology or Several years of experience as a qualified tradesperson in a construction trade such as plumbing, carpentry or electrical, are required.
• Certification by the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors is usually required.