Job Description

Key responsibilities

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Review and assess Request for Tender documents, specifications, geotechnical reports, and hazardous material surveys during the tender stage

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Perform accurate quantity take-offs and prepare comprehensive Bills of Quantities and pricing schedules for demolition scopes, structural dismantling, soft stripping, and waste disposal

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Solicit, review, analyse, and rank subcontractor and supplier tender quotations

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Prepare and submit Requests for Information to clients, coordinate site inspections, and compile subcontractor and supplier scopes of work

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Prepare tender submission documents, including formal tender letters addressing the client's criteria, programs, and Quality, Safety, and Environment documentation

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Negotiate and finalise contracts with clients in consultation with the General Manager

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Administer, interpret, and enforce head contracts and subcontracts, ensuring strict compliance with notification periods, time bars, indemnity clauses, and risk allocation provisions

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Draft, negotiate, and execute subcontractor agreements, supply contracts, and plant hire agreements

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Establish and maintain project cost control systems, monitoring actual expenditure against approved budgets and prepare monthly Work in Progress reports, cost-to-complete forecasts, and cash flow projections

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Manage variation identification, pricing, and submission, and compile Extension of Time claims alongside associated prolongation and disruption costs

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About you

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Demonstrated professional experience in construction estimating, contract administration, and commercial management is required

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Experience within the demolition and civil earthworks industry is considered a distinct advantage

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Current driver's licence,



General Construction Induction (White Card), Asbestos Awareness, and Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention cards will be required

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Proficient knowledge and advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook are required

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Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Project and specialist estimating software would be an advantage

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High level of written and verbal communication skills is required

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High attention to detail, solid arithmetic skills, team collaboration, and the ability to self-motivate and prioritise during heavy workloads are essential

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Formal training in quantity surveying, estimating, building and construction, project management, and associated software is highly desirable

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About us

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Brema Group is a well-established, Canberra-based family business with a team averaging 30 employees. We specialise in demolition, environmental remediation, and building fit-out removal back to the base building (strip-outs), but we also undertake some civil works including bulk and detail earthworks. Our firm specialises in larger, more complicated, and short-timeline projects, thus offering a diverse and challenging career. We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and environmental management across all our projects. Our well-developed systems and safety record have resulted in our firm being well regarded by our public and private industry clients, and our firm having won many awards in categories including safety, environmental, and excellence on technically challenging projects.

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Generous salary package negotiable based on your skills and experience

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A fuel card, laptop, mobile phone, and data plan will be provided

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Head office based in the Canberra region with free parking

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Site-based offices depending on contract scale

📌 Estimator / Quantity Surveyor (Canberra)
🏢 Brema Group
📍 Canberra