Senior Estimator - Residential

Design & Build Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking on site

Job summary

Design & Build Recruitment is seeking an Estimator to join a Sydney-based building company’s estimating team. You will handle hands-on production estimating for KDR and custom homes, preparing BOQs, and managing procurement with subcontractors and suppliers.

The role involves Databuild, setting up systems for future works, and ETS management, while collaborating with the Director to solve elevated issues. Office-based, Monday to Friday in Sydney.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in construction or a trade background.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience negotiating rates.
• Good understanding of margins.

Responsibilities

• Custom homes production estimating.
• BOQs.
• Procurement, negotiating with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Databuild usage and data management.
• System setup for future works and processes.
• ETS management and coordination.
• Collaborating with the Director to resolve issues.

Skills

Excellent communication

Experience negotiating rates

Good understanding of margins

ETS management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in construction or a trade background

Tools

Databuild

Job description

This building company has established their brand across the Sydney Metro for over a decade. They are building an even split of project homes and knock-down-rebuild / custom homes.

The role will work within the estimating team of a couple other Estimators. The successful candidate will be hands-on production estimating for KDR and custom built homes.

As the Estimator, you will be responsible for:

• BOQs
• Procurement, negotiating with subcontractors and suppliers
• Databuild
• System set up for future works and set up processes
• ETS management
• Solving elevated issues and collaborating with the Director

This building company has established their brand across the Sydney Metro for over a decade. They are building an even split of project homes and knock-down-rebuild / custom homes.

The role will work within the estimating team of a couple other Estimators. The successful candidate will be hands-on production estimating for KDR and custom built homes.

As the Estimator, you will be responsible for:

• Custom homes production estimating
• BOQs
• Procurement, negotiating with subcontractors and suppliers
• Databuild
• System set up for future works and set up processes
• ETS management
• Solving elevated issues and collaborating with the Director

To be considered for the position of Estimator you will require:

• Tertiary qualifications in construction or a trade background
• Experience pricing and delivering custom homes
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience negotiating rates
• Good understanding of margins
• Ability to work Monday to Friday in an office and committing to a full-time role.

Benefits:

• Good scope for career growth as the business expands and requires further staff in the estimating team
• Custom home projects offering a variety of work
• Hard working, interactive and collaborative team environment
• Well organised and established systems already set up
• Parking on site