Lead Estimator - Residential Homebuilding

Design & Build Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Design & Build Recruitment’s client, a family-run custom homebuilder in New South Wales, seeks experienced Senior Estimators and Estimating Managers to join the team and potentially lead the estimating function.

In this role you will work with Operations, Sales and Construction to cost residential projects, review plans and documents, and mentor junior estimators while contributing to process improvements and pricing data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential estimating for custom or project homebuilders.
• Ability to read and interpret residential drawings and documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review detailed residential estimates and quotations.
• Review plans, specifications and project documentation.
• Perform quantity take-offs and define scope requirements.
• Review subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Produce reports and maintain pricing data.
• Mentor and support other estimators.
• Improve estimating processes and systems.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales and Construction to cost projects.

Skills

Residential estimating

Leadership

Reading drawings

Pricing / cost estimation

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Design & Build Recruitment’s client, a family-run custom homebuilder in New South Wales, seeks experienced Senior Estimators and Estimating Managers to join the team and potentially lead the estimating function.

In this role you will work with Operations, Sales and Construction to cost residential projects, review plans and documents, and mentor junior estimators while contributing to process improvements and pricing data accuracy.