Senior Insurance Estimator | Brisbane. Genuine pathway to Estimating Manager. Office-based role with salary flexible for the right person.

- Genuine career progression
- Great opportunity for a senior estimator to progress

Brisbane | Insurance Building | Genuine Management Progression

An established insurance builder is looking for an experienced Senior Estimator to join their Brisbane team, with a genuine opportunity to progress into an Estimating Manager / Team Lead position.

This role would suit either an experienced Senior Estimator ready to take the next step into leadership, or someone with previous Team Lead / Estimating Manager experience who is looking to join a new business and develop into a broader management position.

Initially, the role will remain hands‑on from a technical perspective, with a strong focus on estimate validation, peer reviews, resubmissions and mentoring, while gradually taking on greater responsibility for the wider estimating team.

The position is predominantly office‑based in Brisbane, with generally only around one day per week on the road.

Industry Residential Construction

Salary/Rate super + vehicle

Location QLD

Type Full Time

Senior Insurance Estimator | Brisbane. Genuine pathway to Estimating Manager. Office-based role with salary flexible for the right person.

- Genuine career progression
- Outstanding opportunity for a senior estimator to progress
- Close knit team

Senior Estimator | Pathway to Estimating Manager

Brisbane | Insurance Building | Genuine Management Progression

An established insurance builder is looking for an experienced Senior Estimator to join their Brisbane team, with a genuine opportunity to progress into an Estimating Manager / Team Lead position.





This role would suit either an experienced Senior Estimator ready to take the next step into leadership, or someone with previous Team Lead / Estimating Manager experience who is looking to join a new business and develop into a broader management position.

Initially, the role will remain hands‑on from a technical perspective, with a strong focus on estimate validation, peer reviews, resubmissions and mentoring, while gradually taking on greater responsibility for the wider estimating team.

The position is predominantly office‑based in Brisbane, with generally only around one day per week on the road.

The Role

Working closely with the existing estimating team, your responsibilities will include:

- Completing detailed validations and peer reviews of scopes and estimates
- Reviewing estimates for accuracy, completeness and commercial viability prior to submission
- Managing resubmissions, amendments and insurer/client queries
- Providing detailed supporting information and justification where required
- Working across various insurer and client portals
- Assisting Estimators with complex scopes, costings and technical queries
- Mentoring and developing junior and intermediate Estimators
- Providing constructive feedback following estimate reviews
- Ensuring consistency and quality across estimating submissions
- Liaising with insurers, assessors, clients and internal stakeholders




- Assisting with the ongoing development of estimating processes and procedures
- Gradually taking on greater responsibility for the performance and development of the estimating team

About You

You'll already have strong experience within insurance building estimating and be comfortable operating at a senior technical level.

Ideally, you will have:

- Strong experience as an Insurance Building Estimator / Senior Estimator
- Demonstrated experience completing detailed validations and peer reviews
- Strong experience with resubmissions and estimate amendments
- Confidence working across insurer and client portals
- Excellent scope writing and cost‑estimating capability
- Strong understanding of residential insurance repairs and construction methodology
- Ability to review another Estimator's work and identify errors, omissions and commercial risks
- Experience mentoring, training or providing technical support to other Estimators
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Previous Team Lead or Estimating Manager experience will be highly regarded, but is not essential

What's On Offer

- Genuine pathway into an Estimating Manager position
- Predominantly office‑based role with limited travel
- Opportunity to move away from being on the road every day
- Senior technical responsibility across validations and peer reviews
- Opportunity to mentor and develop an estimating team
- Established insurance building business with an experienced team
- Salary adaptable for the right person, based on experience
- Permanent, full‑time position based in Brisbane

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📌 Senior Estimator | Pathway to Estimating Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 Marble Group
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