Estimator

New Venture Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

New Venture Recruitment is seeking an Estimator for its demolition, earthworks and civil packages in Sydney. The role focuses on reading plans, performing take-offs, and delivering accurate quotes to clients from a specialist contractor.

You will work on residential and commercial projects with a hybrid arrangement, reporting to the Director. The position is permanent and offers direct client exposure over time.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to independently read plans and produce accurate estimates.
• Strong practical estimating skills with confidence in manual calculations.
• Experience in demolition, earthworks or civil estimating is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Reading and interpreting demolition, earthworks and civil plans.
• Completing take-offs, measurements, calculations and pricing.
• Preparing and issuing quotes to clients.
• Communicating closely with clients.

Skills

Read plans

Estimating

Pricing

Client communication

Job description

Company
A well-established specialist contractor delivering demolition, earthworks and civil works across the Sydney metro area. The business focuses on accurate, practical estimating and maintains strong relationships with a range of residential and commercial clients.
With a team of around 30 people and a steady pipeline of work, the company is looking to appoint an Estimator who can independently read plans, complete take-offs and produce accurate quotes.

Position
This is a permanent Estimator role supporting residential and commercial projects across Sydney. The work is specialised and centres on demolition, earthworks and civil packages.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reading and interpreting demolition, earthworks and civil plans
• Completing take-offs, measurements, calculations and pricing
• Preparing and issuing quotes to clients
• Communicating closely with clients

You

• Proven ability to independently read plans and produce accurate estimates
• Strong practical estimating skills with confidence in manual calculations
• Experience in demolition, earthworks or civil estimating is highly regarded
• Background with similar specialist contractors is an advantage
• Comfortable communicating directly with clients
• Organised, detail-focused and able to work with limited supervision

Benefits

• Competitive salary aligned with experience
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Permanent role with a specialist contractor
• Direct exposure to clients and tender ownership over time
• Supportive environment reporting directly to the Director