Company: An award winning Commercial builder, best known for their work in the $5-$50m range, across Education, Health, Community, Civic and Sporting sectors. A supportive, hard working culture, where excellence is rewarded and autonomy is provided. This business has over 25 years of operation and has a wealth of connections in the industry.

Role: Joining as an Senior Estimator, your primary focus will be to deliver accurate, competitive and timely tenders for Commercial Recent Build projects, managing from initial take offs to submission.

- Leading the full estimating process from RFPs through to submission: reviewing drawings/specifications, quantity take-offs, subcontractor pricing, supply/plant market checks, risk assessment and margin setting.
- Preparing comprehensive tender documentation: cost plans, provisional sums, allowances, build-up schedules, assumptions and clarifications.
- Collaborating with design, commercial, operations and site teams to ensure alignment of scope, risk and constructability.
- Analysing historical project costs and bench marking for continuous improvement.
- Engaging with subcontractors and suppliers to secure competitive and compliant offers,



and negotiating pricing terms.
- Identifying value-engineering and cost‐saving opportunities without compromising quality or program.
- Ensuring continuous monitoring of tender pipeline, maintaining estimating records, and contributing to bid-review debriefs.

Location : South Melbourne
Salary : $200,000 - $260,000 package

Requirements

- A construction related degree
- 5 years + as a Commercial Estimator, with experience managing tenders autonomously from start to finish.
- New build experience in institutional / education / government construction projects.
- Ability to measure effectively and efficiently
- A strong communicator and collaborator, with ability to work across teams and build relationships internally and externally.
- Comfortable using Cubit/ Bluebeam and other construction softwares
- Unrestricted working rights in Australia

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

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📌 Senior Estimator (Melbourne)
🏢 Randstad - Construction, Property & Engineering
📍 Melbourne