Lead Construction Estimator – Infrastructure Projects

Riddwood Consulting Engineers; Sydney; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Riddwood Consulting Engineers seeks a specialist Construction Estimator to join our Engineering team and lead temporary works packages on Australia’s major infrastructure projects.

You will work with clients, contractors and drafters to solve complex construction challenges, prepare accurate estimates, review tender documents, and produce commercial tender handover packages while supporting junior engineers and improving technical processes.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or BE in Civil/Structural Eng recognised by Engineers Australia
• Minimum four years of structural design experience within an engineering consultancy
• Proven estimating experience - minimum 5 years in similar roles
• Previously exposed to energy and power projects is advantageous
• Experience with civil and structural works would be beneficial
• Experience with CCS Candy would be an advantage
• First Principles estimating experience
• Good communication skills

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate estimates in conjunction with the work winning team
• Review tender drawings and documents to determine the scope of works and tender deliverables
• Attend tender start-up, mid bid and adjudication meetings and make site visits as required
• Prepare BOQs for scopes of projects
• Produce enquiry schedules for suppliers and subcontractors required from the tender documentation, drawings and specifications issued
• Evaluate returned quotations from suppliers and where necessary enter correspondence with suppliers to bring quotations in line with the project specification requirements
• Input to project risk register and attends a project risk meeting in the presence of Estimators, Planning Engineers, Design Co-ordinators and Clients representatives
• Attend Tender Handover meetings in the presence of Estimators and projects team
• Prepare commercial documents for tender handover to projects team

Skills

Estimating

Energy & power projects

Civil & structural works

CCS Candy

First Principles estimating

Good communication skills

Education

Quantity Surveyor degree

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil/Structural Eng

Tools

CCS Candy

Job description

Riddwood Consulting Engineers seeks a specialist Construction Estimator to join our Engineering team and lead temporary works packages on Australia’s major infrastructure projects.

You will work with clients, contractors and drafters to solve complex construction challenges, prepare accurate estimates, review tender documents, and produce commercial tender handover packages while supporting junior engineers and improving technical processes.