Building / Construction Estimator
Cairns, QLD | Full-time | $90,000 - $135,000 including Superannuation + Signing Bonus
Price the work. Win the work. Own the outcome.
Freedom Constructions is looking for an estimator to run our tender process end to end, working directly with the Managing Director on pricing strategy and margins.
This isn't a seat in an estimating department, it's the estimating role. Your pricing calls shape the business, and you'll have the mandate to build our estimating systems and cost data into something you're proud to run.
Who we are
Freedom Constructions is a family-owned Cairns builder, operating since **** across government, commercial and residential projects: office fit-outs, refurbishments, and custom builds throughout Far North Queensland. We're a national award-winning Master Builders company and hold triple ISO certification (quality, environment, safety), which is rare for a builder our size and it matters to the clients we work with.
We're a small, tight team that backs each other. No corporate layers, no politics, and your ideas actually change how we do things.
What you'll do
Prepare tenders, quotes and variations across government and commercial projects, with admin support provided on non-price criteria and submission documentation
Review plans and specs to nail down scope, clarify exclusions and find opportunities others miss
Work directly with subcontractors and suppliers to lock in competitive, well-defined pricing




Conduct site visits and develop detailed scopes of work
Sit at the table with the Managing Director on pricing strategy and margin decisions
Build and refine our estimating systems and historical cost database
What you'll bring
Proven experience estimating, quoting and ideally tender writing, plus the ability to read and interpret plans. That's the core of it.
The rest is a bonus, not a barrier:
Buildsoft Cubit, Wunderbuild, MS Project, MS Office or Google Workspace experience
Commercial and/or government project background
Driver's Licence and White Card
Cert IV in Building and Construction (Estimating), Cert III in Carpentry, or a degree in construction management, quantity surveying or project management
Design or contracts administration background
The salary range is wide on purpose. Where you land in it depends on what you bring, and we'll pay above it for the right person.
What's in it for you
$90,000 - $135,000 including Super
(negotiable above this for exceptional candidates)
$5,000 signing bonus
Flexible hours and a genuine work-life balance
Access to a work vehicle as needed for site visits, plus company phone, laptop and tablet
Paid training, upskilling and career development
A direct line to the person who makes the decisions
Sound like you?
If you want your estimating work to actually shape a business rather than feed a machine, we want to hear from you.
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📌 Building/Construction Estimator (Cairns)
🏢 Freedom Constructions QLD
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