Live to Build

Project Manager / Estimator (Construction)

$40.00 - 55.00 CAD per hour

Location: Toronto, ON (Greater Toronto Area)

Live To Build is hiring a Project Manager / Estimator who can run a job from start to finish, pre-construction, estimating, execution, closeout, and warranty. This is a high-trust, high-ownership role for someone who's both client-facing and analytical: calm with customers, sharp with numbers, and confident behind a computer building budgets, scopes, and reports.

Live To Build is a Toronto-based construction company specializing in thoughtful renovations and custom homes, with particular expertise in restoring century properties. We also complete select commercial and industrial projects. We're a small, collaborative team that values integrity, planning, craftsmanship, and a clear, respectful experience for clients and trade partners.

Our Core Values

• We do what we say, keeping our word and following through
• We think like a client, listening, supporting, and building confidence
• We own the outcome by taking responsibility and finding solutions
• We work with purpose, showing care and pride in every detail
• We build it right, never cutting corners and ensuring quality
• We prepare and anticipate by staying ahead of challenges
• We build each other up through collaboration and support
• We keep it clean and respectful, caring for people and spaces
• We make it easier by bringing clarity and solutions
• We go the extra mile by adding value where it matters

What You'll Own

You'll lead projects from the first client walkthrough through final handover--bridging estimating and project delivery with excellent communication, tight financial control, and organized documentation.

Pre-Construction & Estimating

• Build clear, detailed estimates, scopes of work, and proposals that clients understand and trust
• Create trade packages, leveling sheets, and procurement plans
• Identify scope gaps early and prevent surprises before they hit the site
• Develop baseline budgets, cash flow expectations, and reporting structures

Project Execution (Start to Finish)

• Lead kickoff through closeout: schedule, sequencing, site logistics (with a Site Super), inspections, and quality control
• Track budgets, commitments, and forecast-to-complete with disciplined reporting
• Manage RFIs, COs, and client decisions with clean documentation and strong change control
• Coordinate designers/architects/engineers/trades--especially in the constraints of century homes
• Preffered but not critical: Ability to work on the tools for minor tasks (carpentry, drywall etc)

Client & Partner Leadership (High Touch)

• Be the primary point of contact: calm, clear, professional, and confident
• Run client meetings and updates with strong presence and clear pronunciation
• Address concerns proactively, de-escalate issues, and provide options with cost/schedule impacts
• Maintain respectful, efficient communication with trades and consultants

Closeout & Warranty

• Drive punch lists, turnover packages, and final client walkthroughs
• Own warranty follow-up and resolution--organized, responsive, and thorough
• Ensure the project finishes clean: paperwork complete, decisions traceable, and clients genuinely satisfied

Who Thrives Here

This role is a strong fit for someone with an "owner mindset", ideally someone who has been a business owner or ran their own operation before (the way a builder-owner thinks): accountable, analytical, and steady under pressure. You enjoy building systems, running reports, and staying on top of details, while also being great with people.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in residential construction project management and/or estimating (GTA renovation experience strongly preferred)
• Proven ability to carry estimates into execution and deliver on budget with documented change-order control
• Strong plan reading, takeoff, scope writing, and trade coordination skills
• High client-facing confidence: clear communication, calm demeanor, strong professionalism
• Analytical and organized: comfortable at a computer, running budgets, reports, and project documentation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with estimating/PM tools is an asset (Planswift, Fieldwire, Bluebeam, BuildWise or similar)
• Valid Ontario Class G driver's licence and ability to travel to GTA job sites
• Preferred but not critical: Ability to work on the tools for minor tasks (carpentry, drywall etc)

Compensation & Benefits

• $40.00 - 55.00 CAD per hour (DEO)
• Mileage or vehicle allowance; company phone allowance
• Paid vacation & stat holidays (meets or exceeds Ontario ESA)
• Professional development + growth path (future leadership opportunities)
• Full-time schedule, weekdays (with flexibility for project needs)

How to Apply

If you want a role where you can own the full lifecycle, estimate it, build it, close it out, and stand behind it, apply today and help us turn Toronto's hardest projects into the city's favorite homes.

Live To Build is an equal opportunity employer and complies with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Employment Standards Act (ESA), and AODA. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and will provide accommodations upon request.