Senior Estimator – Civil / Road Infrastructure

Outsourced Staff; Philippines; On-site; PHP 3,149,000 - 4,049,000; Full time

Job summary

Outsourced Staff is looking for a detail-focused coordinator to support bid preparation for civil/road design projects. You will review enquiries and drawings, ensure plans align with the schedule, and request clarifications to avoid assumptions.

You will perform takeoffs using Adobe for markup, tally quantities in Excel, and build quotes using company templates. You will coordinate with suppliers and manage quote turnaround.

Qualifications

• Review enquiries and plans against the job schedule.
• Request missing information from management rather than guessing.
• Communicate clearly in English with management and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Review new enquiries and plans supplied for the job.
• Check plans against the schedule and flag differences before quoting.
• Request missing photos or information from management.
• Perform takeoffs from civil/road drawings using Adobe for markup.
• Record and tally quantities in Excel and build quotes using templates.
• Ensure quote accuracy and turnaround time with minimal supervision.
• Source and compare supplier pricing for each job.
• Chase and follow up outstanding supplier pricing.
• Calculate margins and final cost before submission to management.
• Prepare quotes for management to review and issue to client initially.
• Communicate with suppliers using official company email.
• Flag potential opportunities to management.
• Over time, handle direct client contact via email first, then phone.
• Ask clarifying questions rather than guessing on instructions.
• Communicate clearly in English with management and suppliers.
• Escalate genuine exceptions only after understanding daily workflow.
• Full-time hours aligned to AEST business hours.

Skills

Attention to detail

Clear written English

Clarifying questions

Client communication

Tools

Excel

Adobe markup

Job description

Enquiries & Plan Review

• Review new customer enquiries and the plans or drawings supplied for the job
• Check the supplied plans against the job schedule to confirm they match, and flag any differences before quoting rather than assuming
• Request missing photos, information or clarification from management rather than guessing

Takeoffs & Quote Preparation

• Perform takeoffs from civil/road design drawings using Adobe for markup and measurement
• Record and tally quantities in Excel, and build the quote using the company's templates, pricing structure and rates
• Own quote accuracy and turnaround time on the estimating side, with minimal supervision

Pricing & Supplier Coordination

• Source and compare pricing from a couple of different suppliers for each job
• Chase, confirm and follow up outstanding supplier pricing
• Work out margins and the final cost to the business before the quote goes to management

Client Communication (Phased)

• In the early months, prepare the quote for management to review and issue to the client directly — client-facing communication and quote submission stay in-house at the start
• Communicate with suppliers directly as required, using the company's official email
• Flag anything a client mentions that could be a new opportunity back to management, even though this is not a sales role
• Over time, and only as agreed with management, take on more direct client contact — by email first, and potentially by phone later

Communication & Judgement

• Ask a clarifying question rather than guessing or agreeing to an instruction, plan or piece of feedback that isn't fully understood — the single most important trait for this role
• Communicate clearly and accurately in written and spoken English with management and suppliers
• Escalate only genuine exceptions once confident with the day-to-day workflow

Working Hours

• Full-time, aligned to Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) business hours, working the same calendar as the Australian-based leadership team