Senior Estimator

Multiform Stone Industries; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Multiform Stone Industries, a Melbourne-based stone fabrication business, is seeking a Senior Estimator to sit at the very start of every project. You will read drawings, build quotes that are accurate and competitive, and have a deep understanding of material, fabrication and installation requirements.

Your insights will shape margins and client trust from the outset. You own the estimate from the first read of drawings to the number that goes out the door, collaborating with the estimating

Qualifications

• Solid background in estimating within building, construction or stone.
• Confident reading architectural and building drawings and plans.
• Understanding of the building process from quote to handover.
• Natural negotiator, comfortable holding a commercial conversation.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret architectural and building drawings accurately.
• Cost quotes with precision, balancing competitiveness with margin.
• Understand material, fabrication and installation requirements in detail.
• Identify risks and variables early so pricing reflects reality.
• Build client relationships on trust and technical credibility.
• Work alongside the estimating team on the numbers that matter.
• Feed lessons from completed projects back into future quotes.

Skills

Estimating background

Reading drawings

Commercial negotiation

Stone/construction estimating

Job description

This is a role for someone who reads a drawing and already knows what it will take to build it.

Multiform Stone Industries is looking for a Senior Estimator to sit at the very start of every project, before a saw ever touches a slab. Get that number right, and the client's trust, the margin, the job itself, all follow from it.

You’ll take architectural plans and building requirements and turn them into quotes that are accurate, competitive, and grounded in a real understanding of stone, construction, and how a job actually comes together on site.

About Us

Multiform Stone Industries is a Melbourne based stone fabrication business, working on projects that demand precision from the first measure through to final handover.

The Role

You own the estimate, from the first read of the drawings to the number that goes out the door.

• Read and interpret architectural and building drawings accurately
• Cost quotes with precision, balancing competitiveness with margin
• Understand material, fabrication and installation requirements in detail
• Identify risks and variables early so pricing reflects reality
• Build client relationships on trust and technical credibility
• Work alongside the estimating team on the numbers that matter
• Feed lessons from completed projects back into future quotes

Who We're Looking For

You know stone, construction, or building estimating, and you back your own numbers.

• Solid background in estimating within building, construction or stone
• Confident reading architectural and building drawings and plans
• Understanding of the building process from quote to handover
• Natural negotiator, comfortable holding a commercial conversation