Building Estimator

Strata Community Insurance; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing benefits

Flexible work

Career growth

Volunteer leave

Salary continuance

Discounts

Job summary

Strata Community Insurance is seeking a Building Estimator in Brisbane to validate repair scopes, methodologies and costs, ensuring claims tie to causation and are priced fairly for their location. The role supports faster resolution, protects portfolios, and strengthens building partner accountability.

You will work within the Building and Assessment Services team (BAS), collaborating with builders, adjusters and internal teams to maintain standards and safety compliance across strata

Qualifications

• Experience in insurance-led building assessing, restoration or repairs.
• Background in field or desktop assessing, estimating or repair project management.
• Hands-on experience with builder estimating platforms and insurer/vendor portals.

Responsibilities

• Validate repair scopes, methodologies and costs to ensure claims align to causation and are priced fairly.
• Verify pricing across metro, regional and remote markets and ensure fair-market rates.

Skills

Insurance estimating

Assessment experience

Builder estimating platforms

NCC knowledge

Stakeholder management

Trade qualification

Education

Building qualification or equivalent

Tools

Prime Ecosystems

enData

Crunchwork

Job description

Strata Community Insurance delivers tailored insurance solutions that protect the people who live and work in Australia's strata communities. As a specialist strata underwriting agency, we're recognised for our deep expertise, reliable service and strong industry partnerships - and for the confidence our people bring to every community we serve.

We are looking for a Building Estimator to join our Building and Assessment Services team (BAS) based in Brisbane. In this role you will validate repair scopes, methodologies and costs to make sure each claim is tied to causation, priced fairly for its location, and delivered to a consistent standard. Your work will support faster resolution, protect sustainable portfolios, and strengthen the quality and accountability of our building partners.

What you’ll do

• Conduct Fair & Reasonable and Quote & Scope validations across strata residential and commercial claims, aligning scope and methodology to our Product Disclosure Statement.
• Confirm scope ties to the cause of damage, check labour and materials separation, and validate fair-market pricing across metro, regional and remote markets.
• Identify and constructively resolve leakage, over-scoping and pricing inconsistencies.
  Verify trade certificates, licences, insurances and safety prequalification (such as ISO 45001 or CM3), and check completed works against building-code, quality and Work Health and Safety requirements.
• Support supplier onboarding, offboarding and performance management, including builder evaluations, structured feedback and dispute resolution.
• Work across Wilbur and other claims platforms, capturing structured data and helping improve our validation methods, templates and technical standards.
  

What you’ll bring

• Experience in insurance-led building assessing, restoration or repairs across residential, strata and commercial property.
• A background in field or desktop assessing, estimating or repair project management.
• Hands‑on experience with builder estimating platforms and insurer or vendor portals (for example Prime Ecosystems, enData or Crunchwork).
• Sound knowledge of construction pricing and rates across the major state markets, plus the National Construction Code (NCC), relevant Australian Standards and Work Health and Safety requirements.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, with the ability to align builders, adjusters and internal teams and resolve disputes through reason and governance.
• A relevant building and construction qualification - a trade certificate, Certificate IV, Diploma, or a builder or supervisor licence - or equivalent demonstrable experience.

What we offer

• Wellbeing at the centre. Through our diverse offering of benefits.
• Flexibility that works both ways. Our In Community culture means we spend our week together in the office or out in the strata community, with flexibility available as you need it.
• Career growth. An individual development plan tailored to your goals, backed by training and support for professional qualifications.
• Leave that reflects our values. Community Connections leave to volunteer with a charity you care about, paid parental leave including superannuation, and the option to purchase additional leave.
• Financial security. Automatic acceptance into our Salary Continuance insurance scheme, plus salary sacrifice options.
• Everyday savings. Flare Benefits, with discounts across 500+ Australian retailers, health insurance and energy discounts, and novated leasing.

Working at SCI

We embrace diversity and inclusion, and welcome people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences. Bring your whole self to work - we're committed to an environment where everyone can thrive. If you need an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, let us know and we'll make it happen.

Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.