Senior Civil Estimator – Tender Lead for $2.5M+ Projects

Amida Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Recruitment is partnering with a market-leading civil contractor in Brisbane to appoint an experienced Estimator/Senior Estimator. You will lead tender campaigns across civil and demolition projects valued from $2.5m to $100m+, collaborating with preconstruction teams and clients.

You'll bring 5–10+ years of civil construction estimating experience, a hands-on approach, and strong commercial acumen to drive cost-effective bids and successful tender handovers onto site.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar.
• 5 – 10+ years’ management experience on civil construction projects with a project value of $5m to $20m+.
• Proven understanding of construction with a hands-on approach.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.
• High level of commercial acumen.
• High level of organisation and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Working on tenders.
• Coordinating internal and external resources.
• Preparation and submission of tenders.
• Evaluate / review tender and estimating process for cost effectiveness.
• Tender negotiations.
• Coordinate tender handover to project team.
• Prepare budgets based on tender submission.
• Assess and price contract variation orders.
• Liaise with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants.

Skills

Tender coordination

Communication skills

Cost estimating

Preconstruction

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or similar

Job description

Amida Recruitment is partnering with a market-leading civil contractor in Brisbane to appoint an experienced Estimator/Senior Estimator. You will lead tender campaigns across civil and demolition projects valued from $2.5m to $100m+, collaborating with preconstruction teams and clients.

You'll bring 5–10+ years of civil construction estimating experience, a hands-on approach, and strong commercial acumen to drive cost-effective bids and successful tender handovers onto site.