Services Cost Planner

Lendlease; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing program

Flexible work options

Extra wellbeing days

Career growth opportunities

Bonus scheme

Employee share acquisition program

Job summary

Lendlease is seeking a Cost Planner / Estimator to support the national services cost planning team, focusing on building services trades across multiple sectors. You will manage budgets, prepare detailed estimates and drive cost insights from budget through tender submissions.

Role involves collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, leadership in tender analysis and cost vetting, and contributing to sustainable initiatives and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Cost planning / estimating experience
• Specialist experience in building services trades
• Experience with CostX or similar estimating platforms
• Strong decision making and influencing skills
• Leadership and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to build trust with stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Create and manage services trade budgets
• Prepare detailed measures and estimates
• Collate data analytics and benchmarking
• Provide cost support for value engineering and option management
• Participate in services procurement strategies to drive competitive outcomes
• Assess commercial opportunities and risks
• Engage with clients, partners, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers
• Lead tender analysis and cost vetting of subcontractor returns
• Be actively engaged in collaborative tender processes
• Provide cost planning for sustainable initiatives and emerging technologies

Skills

Cost planning

Estimating/Quantity surveying

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Tools

CostX

Job description

The Role

Lendlease have an exciting career opportunity to join our National Services Cost Planning team to help drive our current and upcoming pipeline of work around the country.

As a Cost Planner / Estimator you will report to the Services Cost Planning and Estimating Manager and will be responsible for providing cost planning support, specialising in building services trades (Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Fire, Technologies, and Vertical Transport).

You will be involved in all aspects of the business nationally from budget cost plans through to hard dollar tender submissions across a broad range of sectors including Health, Research, Government, Commercial, Hospitality, Retail, Residential, Data Centres and Mixed Use.

The Role Will Entail The Following Key Responsibilities

• Create and manage services trade budgets.
• Prepare detailed measures and estimates.
• Collate data analytics and benchmarking.
• Provide cost support for value engineering and option management.
• Participate in services procurement strategies to drive competitive outcomes.
• Assess commercial opportunities and risks.
• Engage and maintain relationships with internal and external Clients, Partners, Consultants, Subcontractors and Suppliers.
• Lead and manage the tender analysis and cost vetting process of services subcontractor tender returns.
• Be actively engaged in collaborative tender processes.
• Provide cost planning assistance for Sustainable initiatives and emerging technologies.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and technical post tertiary qualifications, combined with Cost Planning / Estimating / Quantity Surveying experience.
• Specialist experience in building services trades (Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Fire, Technologies, and Vertical Transport).
• Experience with estimating platforms such as CostX.
• First class decision making and influencing skills.
• Leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to act professionally and build trust, partnerships, and relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously, in a fast-paced environment.

About Us

• Health & Well-being program, including well-being leave to relax and recharge, health assessments, and gym/exercise discounts.
• Balance your career and personal life with work flexibility, purchase additional annual leave and extensive family support benefits.
• 3x extra Wellbeing days per year (on top of annual leave)
• Large pipeline of project work for career development and growth opportunities
• Bonus scheme, Employee Share Acquisition program and options for salary sacrificing.

Visit www.lendlease.com/careers for additional opportunities.