Lead Estimator

West Recruitment; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

West Recruitment in Sydney's Western Suburbs seeks an experienced professional to lead bid coordination and estimating for mechanical projects. You will own the process from initial scope review through tender submission, coordinating input from sales, engineering, and project teams.

The role requires hands-on mechanical estimating capability, commercial awareness, supplier engagement, and the ability to drive competitive bids across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mechanical estimating, tendering, or bid management.

Responsibilities

• Lead bid coordination and estimating from enquiry through to tender submission.
• Develop accurate estimates, budgets, and competitive project proposals.
• Source and evaluate supplier quotations for equipment, fabrication, piping, valves, and related packages.
• Review technical scopes, drawings, specifications, and supplier submissions.
• Coordinate input from sales, engineering, and project delivery teams.
• Identify commercial risks, scope gaps, and opportunities to improve bid competitiveness.

Skills

Mechanical estimating

Tendering

Bid coordination

Commercial awareness

Job description

West Recruitment – Sydney Western Suburbs NSW

About Your New Company

An established Australian engineering and services business delivering pumping, equipment, and fluid management solutions across mining, infrastructure, data centres, and heavy industrial sectors. With a strong reputation and established relationships with Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers, the business is expanding its project delivery capability to pursue larger, more complex engineering packages across Australia.

About Your New Role

Reporting into the Sales Team, you will lead bid coordination and estimating for mechanical projects, taking ownership of the process from initial scope review through to tender submission. This is a hands-on role for someone who combines mechanical estimating capability with commercial awareness, supplier engagement, and the ability to coordinate winning bids across multiple internal teams. You will play a key role in helping the business secure larger project packages, typically valued at $500k to $1m+.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Leading bid coordination and estimating from enquiry through to tender submission
• Developing accurate estimates, budgets, and competitive project proposals
• Sourcing and evaluating supplier quotations for equipment, fabrication, piping, valves, and associated packages
• Reviewing technical scopes, drawings, specifications, and supplier submissions
• Coordinating input from sales, engineering, and project delivery teams
• Identifying commercial risks, scope gaps, and opportunities to improve bid competitiveness

About You

• Proven experience in mechanical estimating, tendering, or bid management within engineering or industrial environments
• Strong understanding of mechanical equipment, fabrication, piping, pumps, or related systems
• Experience coordinating supplier quotations and developing project cost estimates
• Confident reviewing technical documentation and validating project scope
• Commercially minded, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple tenders simultaneously
• Able to work autonomously while collaborating with sales, engineering, and project teams