Senior Estimator

Solutions+; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Solutions+ on the Gold Coast is seeking a Senior Estimator to own the tender lifecycle for large-scale commercial landscape projects. You will lead pricing, strategy, and submission, collaborating with leadership to position the business for wins.

You will drive cost planning across complex scopes, engage subcontractors, identify risks, and apply value engineering to maximise margin. This role suits a top-tier operator ready to influence major project wins.

Qualifications

• Proven experience pricing large, complex commercial landscape or civil projects
• Strong commercial instinct, you understand margins, risk, and strategy
• Ability to operate autonomously at a senior level
• Confidence to challenge, influence, and make decisions
• High attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture

Responsibilities

• Full tender lifecycle pricing, strategy, submission
• Detailed cost planning across complex project scopes
• Subcontractor engagement and commercial negotiation
• Risk identification and value engineering
• Bid positioning to maximise win probability

Skills

Senior Estimator

Tender pricing

Cost planning

Subcontractor negotiation

Risk management

Autonomy

Strategic thinking

Job description

STEP INTO A CAREER WITH REAL IMPACT & BRINGYOUR NEXT MOVE TO THE +

At Solutions+, we don’t follow the market we set the benchmark for commercial landscape delivery. We deliver complex,high-value projects that shape communities, and we do it with precision, structure, and a relentless focus on quality.

With over 30+ years of experience in the Commercial landscaping industry, Solutions+ is a trusted name in delivering large-scale commercial landscape projects. Our reputation is built on performance and the people behind it. We offer more than just a place to work. Every role is more than a job, it’s a pathway to progress, purpose, and personal growth.

The plus also means we’re all in on you. From structured learning and leadership pathways to recognition, flexibility, and genuine support, we’re here to help you grow with purpose and build a career that lasts. We recognise the effort you put in, reward your progress, and invest in your development, because your success shapes our success.

We’re not looking for someone to “price jobs.” We are looking for a top-tier Senior Estimator, someone who understands how to win work, shape strategy, and drive commercial outcomes on complex, high-value commercial landscape projects. This is a role for a serious operator who wants to be at the center of major project wins, working directly with leadership and influencing how the business grows.

The Opportunity

You’ll take ownership of large-scale commercial landscape tenders, leading the full process from first principles through to submission with the autonomy and trust to do it accurately.

You won’t be boxed into a process. You’ll be expected to think commercially, challenge scope, identify opportunity, and position the business to win.

Why this role??

• Work on major, high-value commercial landscape projects
• Direct influence on tender strategy and business growth
• Close alignment with senior leadership and decision-makers
• Strong pipeline of secured and repeat work

What you’ll own

• Full tender lifecycle pricing, strategy, submission
• Detailed cost planning across complex project scopes
• Subcontractor engagement and commercial negotiation
• Risk identification and value engineering
• Bid positioning to maximise win probability

What sets you apart

• Proven experience pricing large, complex commercial landscape or civil projects
• Strong commercial instinct, you understand margins, risk, and strategy
• Ability to operate autonomously at a senior level
• Confidence to challenge, influence, and make decisions
• High attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture

This is not a role for someone comfortable sitting behind a spreadsheet. It’s for someone who wants to own the front end of major project delivery, influence outcomes, and be part of a business that’s building something serious.