Senior Estimator

Symal; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness benefits

Discounted health insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Symal Group in Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead end-to-end tender preparation for major civil infrastructure projects. You’ll develop cost plans, assess risks, and coordinate subcontractor inputs to deliver competitive submissions.

This is an office-based, Monday–Friday role with no travel, FIFO, or site work, offering strong career progression and the chance to influence the project pipeline within Australia’s fast-growing contractor.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil infrastructure project tendering and cost estimation.
• Ability to coordinate inputs from subcontractors and preconstruction teams.
• Strong understanding of risk and pricing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end tender preparation and submissions.
• Develop methodologies, programs, and cost plans.
• Assess project risks and identify opportunities.
• Drive subcontractor engagement and pricing strategy.
• Collaborate with delivery and leadership teams.
• Present tenders and attend client discussions.
• Mentor junior estimators and support team growth.
• Ensure seamless project handovers to operations.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contractual awareness

Communication skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

The Senior Estimator leads the preparation of detailed cost estimates for complex civil infrastructure projects. This role ensures accuracy in pricing, risk assessment, and scope definition, supporting strategic bids and commercial decisions.

Working closely with precontracts and delivery teams, the Senior Estimator reviews tender documentation, coordinates subcontractor inputs, and develops competitive submissions aligned with Symal’s standards and client expectations.

Move Off Site. Lead Major Projects. Be Home Every Night.

Tired of long swings, endless site pressure, and missing your evenings?

This is an opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer, Project Manager, or Senior Estimator to transition into a high-impact office-based role where your delivery knowledge becomes your biggest advantage.

Based in Eight Mile Plains, this is a genuine Monday–Friday position with no travel, no FIFO, and no site grind — just exciting civil infrastructure projects, strong leadership, and serious career progression within one of Australia’s fastest-growing contractors.

The Opportunity

Working within Symal’s growing pre-construction team, you’ll lead the full tender lifecycle on major civil projects typically valued at $20M+.

This role is ideal for someone with strong project delivery experience who understands how projects are built — and now wants to apply that knowledge in a strategic, office-based environment.

You’ll work closely with leadership, operations, and delivery teams to shape winning tenders and influence the future pipeline of work.

Your Day-to-Day

• Lead end-to-end tender preparation and submissions
• Develop methodologies, programs, and cost plans
• Assess project risks and identify opportunities
• Drive subcontractor engagement and pricing strategy
• Collaborate with delivery and leadership teams
• Present tenders and attend client discussions
• Mentor junior estimators and support team growth
• Ensure seamless project handovers to operations

Who We’re Looking For

We’re open to candidates from both estimating and project delivery backgrounds.

You may currently be working as a:

What matters most is your understanding of civil infrastructure projects and your ability to think commercially.

You’ll Bring

• Strong commercial and contractual awareness
• Ability to understand methodology, staging, and risk
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills
• Leadership capability and mentoring mindset
• Desire to grow your career within a high-performing business

A career with us

At Symal, we've always known that people and performance make amazing things happen. Work like ours needs problem solvers, bold thinkers and genuinely good people. If you're looking for a passionate team and a pathway to career success, now's the time to make it yours.

There are plenty of good reasons to dig into a career at Symal.

• Forge pathways: We open doors to diverse, challenging and future-shaping construction projects to expand your experience and develop your career.
• Get ahead: From early career support and specialised learning to leadership development, we back you with tailored development programs to help you reach your goals. Success is defined by your direction and progress.
• Keep well: A healthy and happy workplace builds a brighter future. With wellness benefits, discounted health insurance, a perks and rewards platform and an industry-leading employee assistance program, we’re here to support you when you need it.
• Stay social: People are the core of Symal. Our leading-edge work and breakout spaces stocked with snacks bring the best out of our teams and keep them fuelled for their next challenge, while our social calendar is stacked with events to connect, celebrate and reward our people.

Diversity of thought fuels our progress

Our inclusion offerings are designed to open doors for individuals who may not see a traditional entry point into the construction industry. We’re empowering women to thrive in construction through Shine , championing veteran career transitions through Resolve and building meaningful careers for Aboriginal people with Wamarra - helping you build a future where you belong.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans and individuals from diverse cultural and life experiences are encouraged to apply.

Symal acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands upon which we work, live and socialise. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who we recognise as Australia’s First Peoples whose cultural practices continue today.