Residential Design Estimator & Costing

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

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.