Estimating Manager

Redpath Partners; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 1,500,000 - 17,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to grow within an expanding group

Diverse project portfolio

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in Melbourne seeks an experienced Pre Construction Manager to support projects from feasibility to delivery across various refurbishment and new-build projects valued between $1.5m - $17.5m. Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in cost planning or quantity surveying, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects. This is a newly created position offering a significant opportunity for professional growth within a well-established organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in cost planning or quantity surveying.
• Background in builder-side estimating or client-side cost management.
• Experience with incomplete information is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost plans at various design stages.
• Undertake accurate take-offs from drawings.
• Provide early-stage cost advice before market testing.
• Assist with tender analysis and pricing reviews.

Skills

Cost planning

Estimating

Quantity surveying

Stakeholder engagement

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or similar

Tools

CostX

Job description

Redpath Partners are working with a leading hospitality group with a large and diverse portfolio of venues across Australia who is seeking an experienced Pre Construction Manager to join its Melbourne-based team.

• Opportunity to grow with a well-established and expanding hospitality group.
• Newly created position client-side.

With a strong and growing development pipeline, this role offers the opportunity to work client-side across a wide range of refurbishment and new-build hospitality projects with values ranging from $1.5m - $17.5m.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded cost planner, estimator, or quantity surveyor who enjoys working from early concept through to delivery and wants exposure to multiple projects in a fast-paced, design-led environment.

The Role

Reporting to senior leaders across Development and Construction Delivery, you will support projects from early feasibility through to detailed design, providing accurate and timely cost planning across a diverse development portfolio. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external design teams, helping shape project scope, feasibility and cost certainty across multiple concurrent projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare cost plans at concept, schematic and detailed design stages
• Undertake accurate take-offs from drawings using CostX
• Interpret project briefs and design information to price works accurately
• Provide early-stage cost advice prior to market testing
• Build and maintain an internal cost plan rate library from live and completed projects
• Assist with tender analysis and pricing reviews
• Clearly communicate cost plans, assumptions and risks to non-technical stakeholders

About You

• 5+ years’ experience in cost planning, quantity surveying or estimating
• Background in builder-side estimating, consultancy QS or client-side cost management
• Strong capability working with early-stage or incomplete information
• Commercially minded with a practical, solutions-focused approach
• Confident communicator comfortable engaging with a range of stakeholders
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in hospitality, retail or commercial fit-out projects is advantageous but not essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or similar preferred
• Equivalent industry experience highly regarded
• AIQS or RICS membership desirable but not essential