Senior Estimator / Estimating Manager

Design & Build Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Design & Build Recruitment’s client, a family-run custom homebuilder in New South Wales, seeks experienced Senior Estimators and Estimating Managers to join the team and potentially lead the estimating function.

In this role you will work with Operations, Sales and Construction to cost residential projects, review plans and documents, and mentor junior estimators while contributing to process improvements and pricing data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential estimating for custom or project homebuilders.
• Ability to read and interpret residential drawings and documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review detailed residential estimates and quotations.
• Review plans, specifications and project documentation.
• Perform quantity take-offs and define scope requirements.
• Review subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Produce reports and maintain pricing data.
• Mentor and support other estimators.
• Improve estimating processes and systems.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales and Construction to cost projects.

Skills

Residential estimating

Leadership

Reading drawings

Pricing / cost estimation

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Our client is a family run custom homebuilderwith an established reputation for delivering quality residential homes across the South Coast.

An opportunity has become available within the estimating team, and they are looking to speak with experienced Senior Estimators and Estimating Managerswho are interested in joining the business.

For a Senior Estimator, there is the opportunity to step into a leadership role, while experienced Estimating Managers can step straight into the position and take ownership of the estimating function.

About the Role

Working closely with the Operations, Sales and Construction teams, you will play an important role in managing the estimating process across a range of residential projects.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and reviewing detailed residential estimates and quotations


• Reviewing plans, specifications and project documentation


• Completing and reviewing quantity take-offs and scope requirements


• Interpreting soil reports, site contours, bushfire assessments, structural drawings and other relevant documentation


• Reviewing subcontractor and supplier pricing


• Preparing and reviewing variations


• Maintaining accurate pricing, product data and estimating information


• Identifying and resolving discrepancies through analysis and problem-solving


• Working closely with Operations, Sales and Construction to ensure projects are accurately costed


• Supporting and mentoring other members of the estimating team


• Reviewing and improving estimating processes and systems


• Producing reports and maintaining accurate project and pricing data

About You

We’re looking for someone with:

• Previous experience in residential estimating, ideally within a custom or project homebuilder


• Strong understanding of residential construction, pricing and building processes


• Ability to read and interpret residential construction drawings and documentation


• Strong experience with quantity take-offs, estimating and pricing


• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills


• Good commercial awareness and problem-solving ability


• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across multiple teams


• Experience managing or mentoring estimators would be advantageous


• A proactive, reliable and self-motivated approach


• Experience with estimating or construction management software

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to step up into leadership, or for an existing Estimating Manager looking for a new challenge, with the opportunity to have genuine input into the estimating function and wider business.