Senior Estimator

Location: Melbourne
Discipline: Construction
Job type: Estimator
Salary: AUD140000 to AUD160000
Contact name: Alastair Bray
Contact email: abray@bluestonerecruitment.com
Job ref: 1480049
Published: about 20 hours ago
A specialist building remediation contractor delivering complex defect and repair works across residential and commercial strata projects is seeking an experienced Estimator to lead both sales and production estimating.
This role will oversee cost planning, trade procurement, contract pricing and margin control across technical remediation projects including façade, balcony, structural and waterproofing works.

The Role Reporting to senior management, you will manage end-to-end estimating from tender through to production.

Key Responsibilities
  • Prepare BOQs, take-offs and detailed cost estimates
  • Manage trade and supplier tendering to secure competitive pricing
  • Finalise scopes of work and issue production purchase orders
  • Negotiate improved pricing to protect and enhance project margins
  • Monitor margin performance 
  • Identify cost risks and collaborate with project & finance teams on forecasting
  • Maintain subcontractor relationships and compliance documentation
About You
  • 5+ years’ construction estimating or operations experience
  • Ideally experienced in remediation, maintenance or insurance building
  • Strong knowledge of structural defects and construction methodologies
  • Commercially focused with proven negotiation capability
  • Able to manage multiple tenders and meet deadlines
  • Strong stakeholder and supplier relationship skills
What’s On Offer
  • Technical, complex remediation projects
  • Strong pipeline of strata and insurance works
  • Influence procurement strategy
  • Growing, stable business with long-term opportunity
If you're a commercially minded Estimator ready to take ownership of margin and procurement in a specialist remediation environment, apply now. For further information, contact Alastair on 0433697422 or abray@bluestonerecruitment.com

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