Product Development Estimator

NEX Building Group; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home discount

Parental leave 12 weeks

Health insurance discount

Whitegoods discounts

Fitness Passport

Employee assistance

Flu vaccinations

Education assistance

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

NEX Building Group is seeking a Product Development Estimator based in Thornton, NSW. You will accurately determine materials and trades for standard home designs, facades and options to ensure costings align with launches across the business.

You will analyse plans, coordinate amendments, review quotes, and produce accurate BOQs while maintaining records and contributing to continuous improvement within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritise tasks.
• Experience in estimating residential building projects is preferred.
• Familiarity with BCA knowledge is advantageous.
• Experience using Wrike, SharePoint, Teams, and related software.

Responsibilities

• Analyse standard plans and option docs for accuracy.
• Coordinate amendments with modelling and documentation teams.
• Review supplier quotations to ensure items are captured.
• Prepare bills of quantities and pricing tasks.
• Maintain records in Wrike and stay updated via SharePoint/Teams.
• Identify anomalies in estimating and escalate as needed.
• Review work of teammates when required.
• Support continuous improvement and teamwork.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Certificate IV in Building and Construction

Building Trade Certificate

Tools

Wrike

SharePoint

Teams

BusinessCraft

Companion systems

Job description

• Join the leading HIA award-winning national residential builder
• Play a key role in developing and costing innovative home designs across our national brands
• Role based in Thornton | 5 days in the office

The NEX Building Group is a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1,300 passionate employees. Our purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group. Our iconic brands include McDonald Jones Homes, MOJO Homes, Weeks Homes, Wilson Homes, Arden Homes, Brighton Homes and Supaloc Steel Frames.

From architecturally designed first homes and multi-residential projects to luxurious residences and investment properties, our brands strive to set the benchmark in the new home building industry while ensuring that our people, both customers and staff, are at the centre of everything we do along the way.

Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Our perks and benefits

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a range of benefits including:

• Discount on building a new home through our building brands (after qualifying period)
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer and 4 weeks paid for secondary carer
• Discounted health insurance through nib
• Discounts on whitegoods
• Fitness Passport
• Employee assistance program
• Flu vaccinations
• Professional development and educational assistance
• Attractive remuneration and so much more!

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Product Development Manager, the Product Development Estimator is responsible for accurately determining and calculating the materials and trades required for our standard home designs, facades and options. This role plays an important part in ensuring our products are accurately costed and ready for launch across the business.

• Analyse standard plans, facades and option documentation to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Coordinate amendments with modelling and documentation teams to ensure information is correct prior to design launch
• Review supplier quotations to ensure all required items have been captured
• Complete bills of quantities (BOQs), pricing activities and other estimating projects
• Maintain accurate records and task updates within Wrike
• Stay informed of estimating updates and process changes through SharePoint and Teams
• Identify and escalated estimating anomalies or discrepancies
• Review the work of other team members as required
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support a collaborative team environment

About you

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values. In addition, you will demonstrate:

• Exceptional computer skills with intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel capability
• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines and priorities
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to your work

Highly regarded:

• Previous estimating experience within the residential building or construction industry
• Knowledge of the Building Code of Australia (BCA)
• Building Trade Certificate or Certificate IV in Building and Construction
• Experience using BusinessCraft and Companion systems

Interested?

The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and pre-employment medical.

To find out more about NEX Building Group go to nexbg.com.au or follow us on LinkedIn.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.