Jr. Estimator
Aecon U.S. · Dallas, TX · 3 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes a lot of description: "What is the Opportunity?" then "What You'll Do Here" (responsibilities). Then "What You Bring To The Team" (requirements/qualifications/skills). There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule. There's mention of benefits earlier: "At Aecon We Ensure you and your family receive the services and benefits needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being." Also mentions tuition reimbursement, Aecon University, Leadership Programs. That's benefits. So we can include Benefits section with those details. Pay not mentioned. Schedule not mentioned. So we omit Pay and Schedule.
We need headings:
About the role
,Responsibilities
,Requirements
,Qualifications
,Skills
,Benefits
. Possibly combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use those headings if content exists. We have content for both. We'll separate. We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. Also remove navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines. Also remove "Come Build Your Career at Aecon!" maybe not needed as heading? The page already shows job title, we shouldn't repeat job title as heading. The job title is likely "Junior Estimator". We'll not include it. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's extract content. About the role: The paragraph starting "Come Build Your Career at Aecon! Aecon delivers ..." includes description of company, safety, values, etc. That's about the role/company. We'll include that as About the role. Need to keep substantive info, but we can trim repetitive sentences? Must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. However we can remove boilerplate like EEO etc. The About the role section includes many sentences about Aecon, safety, values, inclusion, Aecon Proud, benefits, development, etc. That's substantive. We'll keep it. Responsibilities: The list under "What You'll Do Here" is a long sentence with many duties separated by periods. We need to convert to- items. Each duty separated by period? We'll split at each sentence that starts with a verb. Let's parse: "Responsible for the overall financial performance of projects awarded." "Analyzes documents, specifications, proposals, addendums in preparation for pricing." "Performs any estimate-related oral and/or written communications with clients." "Reviews project sites prior to price preparation." "Obtains input from Operations staff as appropriate." "Performs quantity take-offs from construction drawings where applicable." "Obtains pricing from suppliers and incorporates it into estimates." "Formulates all costs for tender submissions, including labour, equipment, materials, rentals, and subcontracts." "Accountable for the accuracy and completeness of tender submissions." "Oversees the distribution of appropriate documentation upon award of a project." "Stationed on major projects as required." "Tracks, forecasts, and reports weekly on the financial and operational performance of awarded projects and provides data for month-end reconciliations." "Manages scope changes as required." "Coordinates invoicing and progress payment activities." "Maintains files and correspondence on active and completed projects." "Provides technical support to field staff." "Collaborates with Operations to drive project success and learning." "Drives estimating process and procedure compliance and consistency." "Performs post-bid and post-project analysis and ensures associated learning and communication take place." "Assists with RFPs and general contract tender submissions." "Assists with prequalification submissions, RFQs, and RFIs as required." "Incorporates and complies with Aecon’s risk management policies and procedures." "Drives positive relationships and serves as a key contact with clients, consultants, and key subcontractors." "Protects all forms of proprietary information." "Maintains estimating data systems to ensure they are kept up to date." "Assists in the training of new estimating staff as appropriate." "Performs other duties and responsibilities as required." "Assists in the maintenance of estimating department policies, procedures, processes, and standards." "Collects data and reports on established business key performance indicators." We'll put each as
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Requirements: Likely the "What You Bring To The Team" includes diploma/degree, experience, ability to read drawings, knowledge of contract language, job cost fundamentals, self-motivated, organizational skills, computer skills, communication skills, ability to work under pressure, adaptable schedule, teamwork, driver's license, travel. We'll separate into Requirements (maybe education/experience) and Qualifications (maybe knowledge/skills) and Skills (technical). But we can follow typical: Requirements: diploma/degree, 2 years experience, ability to read drawings, valid driver's license, ability to travel. Qualifications: thorough knowledge of contract language, bonding, job cost fundamentals, accounting principles (asset). Skills: computer skills (MS Excel, Word, Project, P6, estimating software), communication skills, organizational, self-motivated, ability to work under pressure, adaptable schedule, teamwork.
But we need to ensure we don't lose any info. Let's extract the exact sentences:
"What You Bring To The Team
Diploma or Degree in Civil, Construction, or Electrical.
Minimum of 2 years of prior estimating experience in the utility sector.
Ability to read and understand construction drawings and contract documents.
Thorough knowledge of contract language, terms and conditions, bonding, and related requirements.
Good knowledge of job cost fundamentals and basic accounting and reporting principles is an asset.
Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills.
Strong computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, Project, P6, and estimating software.
Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
Ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure.
Adaptable to a flexible work schedule when required to meet deadlines.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as required."
We'll treat Requirements as: Diploma/Degree, 2 years experience, ability to read drawings, valid driver's license, ability to travel. Qualifications: Thorough knowledge of contract language, terms and conditions, bonding, related requirements; Good knowledge of job cost fundamentals and basic accounting and reporting principles is an asset. Skills: Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills; Strong computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, Project, P6, and estimating software; Strong communication skills, both oral and written; Ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure; Adaptable to a flexible work schedule when required to meet deadlines; Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
Benefits: From earlier: "At Aecon We Ensure you and your family receive the services and benefits needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.Are intentional when it comes to investing in your development. We help you build your career and advance your skills through our Aecon University, tuition reimbursement, and Leadership Programs.Are committed to creating work environments focused on mutual respect, teamwork, collaboration, and new ideas, through meaningful initiatives, training, and partnerships with Veteran groups, to ensure we are building with top talent and harnessing our collective strengths within every aspect of our culture.Operate responsibly by managing risk, safety, and environmental considerations across all our projects and surrounding communities."
We need to capture benefits: services and benefits for mental/emotional/physical well-being; Aecon University; tuition reimbursement; Leadership Programs; work environments focused on mutual respect, teamwork, collaboration, new ideas; initiatives, training, partnerships with Veteran groups; managing risk, safety, environmental considerations.
We'll put those as
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We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
Now construct HTML.
We'll start with
About the role
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. The About the role paragraph: we need to include the description from "Come Build Your Career at Aecon! Aecon delivers ..." up to before "What is the Opportunity?" Let's capture that text. Original: "Come Build Your Career at Aecon! Aecon delivers some of the most complex and impactful infrastructure projects — from transformative transportation networks to critical energy, industrial and nuclear programs. The projects we build connect communities and power future generations. With deep roots in North America and a strong footprint internationally, Aecon brings global expertise and proudly serves public and private sector clients through its Construction and Concessions segment. Safety Always is not only our #1 core value – it is the standard that anchors our culture. We believe the most ambitious projects deserve the most committed people. At Aecon, you won’t just build your career — you’ll help build what matters to enable future generations to thrive. At Aecon, You Can Count On Safety Always. Our number one core value. The safety of our people, projects, partners, and stakeholders is our priority focus – today and always.Integrity. We lead by example, with humility and courage.Accountability. We’re passionate about delivering on our commitments.Inclusion. We provide opportunities where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to contribute fully. We deliver infrastructure with purpose, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. Aecon employees are incredibly proud to build some of the most impactful infrastructure of this generation – we call it Aecon Proud. At Aecon We Ensure you and your family receive the services and benefits needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.Are intentional when it comes to investing in your development. We help you build your career and advance your skills through our Aecon University, tuition reimbursement, and Leadership Programs.Are committed to creating work environments focused on mutual respect, teamwork, collaboration, and new ideas, through meaningful initiatives, training, and partnerships with Veteran groups, to ensure we are building with top talent and harnessing our collective strengths within every aspect of our culture.Operate responsibly by managing risk, safety, and environmental considerations across all our projects and surrounding communities. Our success is built on the passion, expertise, and dedication of our people. Together, we embrace strong execution, innovation, and continuous improvement — values that come to life through the unique talents and collaborative spirit of every team member." We need to split About the role and Benefits. The Benefits paragraph overlaps with some of that text. Actually the Benefits content is interspersed within the About the role paragraph. The instruction: we should have separate Benefits section. So we need to extract Benefits sentences from that paragraph and not duplicate them in About the role. However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we can't lose them. So we need to place them in Benefits section. For About the role, we should keep the rest (company description, safety, values, etc.) but exclude the benefits sentences. Let's identify benefits sentences: - "At Aecon We Ensure you and your family receive the services and benefits needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being." - "Are intentional when it comes to investing in your development. We help you build your career and advance your skills through our Aecon University, tuition reimbursement, and Leadership Programs." - "Are committed to creating work environments focused on mutual respect, teamwork, collaboration, and new ideas, through meaningful initiatives, training, and partnerships with Veteran groups, to ensure we are building with top talent and harnessing our collective strengths within every aspect of our culture." - "Operate responsibly by managing risk, safety, and environmental considerations across all our projects and surrounding communities." Note there are missing periods and capitalization weirdness but we keep as is. Thus About the role will be the remaining text before those benefit sentences, plus maybe after? The text after benefits includes "Our success is built on the passion, expertise, and dedication of our people. Together, we embrace strong execution, innovation, and continuous improvement — values that come to life through the unique talents and collaborative spirit of every team member." That's not a benefit; it's about culture. We'll keep that in
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We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
Now construct HTML.
We'll start with