Estimator Trainee: From Carpentry to Bids (Ballarat)

Aspect Personnel; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent, full-time

Coaching and career path

Job summary

Aspect Personnel in Ballarat is seeking a Bid Coordinator who can turn site knowledge into accurate tender estimates. You’ll work on live tenders from day one with coaching, and grow into handling more packages and full tenders as you develop.

The role is permanent, full‑time, based in Ballarat with an office presence five days a week. The ideal candidate is a carpentry or related trade professional who can read plans, break work into trade scopes, and confidently chase pricing by phone.

Qualifications

• Carpentry or related trade qualification, ideally recently completed, with site experience
• Able to read plans and specifications and break work into trade scopes
• Confident on the phone chasing and negotiating pricing
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
• Based in or near Ballarat, working in the Ballarat office 5 days a week

Responsibilities

• Use your site knowledge to review plans and specifications and develop trade scopes
• Phone subcontractors and suppliers for pricing and build complete scopes
• Compare quotes by trade and prepare comparison sheets
• Prepare bills of quantities and tender pricing in costing software
• Work with the pre-construction, design and project teams

Skills

Site knowledge

Communication skills

Excel

Reading plans

Negotiation

Education

Carpentry or related trade qualification

Certificate IV or Diploma of Building and Construction (desirable)

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Aspect Personnel in Ballarat is seeking a Bid Coordinator who can turn site knowledge into accurate tender estimates. You’ll work on live tenders from day one with coaching, and grow into handling more packages and full tenders as you develop.

The role is permanent, full‑time, based in Ballarat with an office presence five days a week. The ideal candidate is a carpentry or related trade professional who can read plans, break work into trade scopes, and confidently chase pricing by phone.