Senior Estimator (Temporary Opportunity up to 15 Months)

Organisation/Entity:Transport For NSW

Job category:Projects

Job location: Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500

Job reference number:110659

Employment type:Fixed Term Full-Time

Salary range:$151636.0-$165713.0

In this role, you'll:

As a Senior Estimator, you will play a critical role in developing competitive project estimates, supporting project planning activities, and providing specialist advice to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and cost effectively. You'll collaborate with project managers, engineers, and other estimators, and drive continuous improvement in estimating practices and commercial outcomes.

- Prepare accurate and competitive estimates for infrastructure projects and maintenance works.
- Provide specialist estimating advice to support project planning and delivery.
- Analyse risks, project schedules, and project details to support sound assumptions when producing estimates.
- Undertake project performance reviews and compare actual costs with past estimates and promote continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain estimating databases, including items such as resource rates and productivity rates to support estimate accuracy and future project success.
- Conduct market research and gather industry intelligence to identify innovations, efficiencies and best practices.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver high-quality project outcomes.

Office Location: Base location adaptable within Southern Region (NSW). Fulltime temporary assignment opportunity up to 15 months.

About you

You are a highly experienced estimator with strong commercial acumen and a proven ability to develop detailed estimates for civil infrastructure works.



Your technical expertise is complemented by excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, allowing you to build productive relationships and deliver commercially sound outcomes in a complex environment.

You have appropriate tertiary qualifications or demonstrated, relevant, equivalent skilled experience relative to the role.

You are willing to travel on occasions and be away from home at times to facilitate project needs.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Demonstrated experience in estimating road, bridge and/or traffic infrastructure maintenance projects.
- Strong ability to prepare strategic, concept, and detailed estimates from first principles.
- Experience using estimating, project planning and information management systems.
- Proven capability to analyse risks and evaluate project requirements.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across geographically dispersed teams and diverse stakeholder groups.
- Ability to identify process improvements and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Practical knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and quality management principles.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and productive transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work optionsmay be available. Learn more viaFlexible work options and policy

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Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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📌 Senior Estimator (Temporary Opportunity up to 15 Months) (Wollongong)
🏢 Transport For Nsw
📍 Wollongong