Production Estimating Manager

NEX Building Group Pty Ltd; Adelaide; Sur place; AUD 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Discount on building a home

Income protection insurance

Purchased leave

Parental leave

Employee discounts on gym memberships

AIA Vitality health and wellbeing

Diversity and inclusion focus

Employee assistance program

Online learning and development

NAWIC and HIA memberships

Attractive remuneration

Résumé du poste

Weeks Homes in Adelaide is seeking a Production Estimating Manager to lead the estimating workflow for residential projects. You will manage resources, budgets and a high performing team to ensure accurate cost estimates and on-time delivery.

You will drive process improvements, collaborate with procurement and senior stakeholders, and coach the Estimating team to raise performance while maintaining safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an estimating team in residential construction.
• Ability to drive process improvements and cost control.
• Strong relationship management with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Manage workflows, resources, purchase orders, and estimating budgets.
• Identify and resolve issues; drive process improvements.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Estimating team.
• Analyse estimating data, invoicing, and budgets.
• Collaborate with Procurement to maintain pricing structures.
• Prepare reports for senior stakeholders.

Connaissances

Estimating leadership

Residential construction

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Formation

Tertiary qualification in Construction Management or related field

Description du poste

Production Estimating Manager

• At Weeks Homes we’re transforming the South Australian home-building experience
• Manage the estimating workflow and drive improvements to increase performance
• Discounts on gym memberships, home appliances, energy, health insurance and more!

At Weeks, we’ve been building beautiful homes for South Australians for over 30 years. Every one of these spaces is unique and forms a place where people and families come together to make memories that will last a lifetime. We believe that by helping to bring these spaces to life is one of the most important jobs of all. Our company culture is focussed on safety, innovation, and quality.

We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose 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.

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 bundle of benefits:

• Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
• Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
• Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)
• Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
• AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
• A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
• Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
• A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
• NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more!

About the opportunity

The Production Estimating Manager is part of the Weeks Homes Estimating team and reports to the Operations Manager. The key focus of this role is to manage the production estimating workflow whilst leading, developing, and motivating a high performing team to ensure accurate cost estimates for construction projects.

More specifically, you will:

• Manage workflows, resources, purchase orders, and estimating budgets to ensure quality and timely delivery
• Identify and resolve issues, driving process improvements and implementing policy changes
• Lead, coach, and develop the Estimating team through regular feedback and support
• Analyse estimating data, invoicing, and budgets to improve accuracy and performance
• Collaborate with Procurement to maintain pricing structures and cost controls
• Prepare reports and insights for senior stakeholders

About you

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will have:

• Previous experience as a Production Estimating Manager or leading an estimating team within a residential construction
• A tertiary qualification in Construction Management, Building, Engineering, or a related field.
• The ability to drive process improvements to enhance accuracy, productivity, and overall business performance
• Strong relationship management skills collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong understanding of residential construction methods, building codes, and engineering and structural plans

We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.

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 a pre-employment medical.