Estimator/Project Manager

Are you passionate about precision and detail? We’re seeking a talented Commercial Plumbing Estimator to join our team. As our newest team member, you’ll play a crucial role in assessing project requirements, estimating costs, and ensuring the seamless execution of commercial plumbing projects. If you’re ready to bring your expertise to the table and make an impact in a dynamic industry, we want to hear from you!

 Responsibilities

The position will both oversee and prepare tender submissions for Plumbing and infrastructure projects. The incumbent must be able to prepare estimates and proposals for design and construct and construct only projects with typical plumbing values between $100k and $2M.

• Networking with key internal and external stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.

• Prepare and implement a campaign strategy,

• Manage & mentor junior members of the team.

• Obtain subcontractor pricing.

• Document aspects of project to separate for projects handovers

• Constructing breakdowns of tenders for submission

• Manage Methodologies, Sequencing, scheduling and Risk and opportunity registers.

• Supporting Internal and External reporting of project progress.

• Providing technical management and validation of tender designs

• Carrying out strategic alliance

• Experience bidding, winning and coordinating projects;

• Dealing with multiple projects at once;

• Dealing with client issues, rfi’s etc;

• Great communication skills, leadership qualities;

.Experience required.

• Min 2-3 years experience in the construction industry

• Plumbing experience essential for the understanding of principals of systems and regulations

• Experience in delivery of projects at Greenfields and Brownfield sites. .

• Experience in estimation and pre contracts.

• SimPRO and Groundplan cloud based software experience would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Advantageous: Trade certificate Plumbing

• Competencies required

• Construction induction white card.

• Driver’s license.

• Advanced user: Microsoft Office suites

• Advantageous: AutoCAD Training

• Advantageous: Microsoft Projects

• SimPRO

Skills and Experience 

• Reviewing tender specifications and drawings to determine material and resource requirements

• Computing costs and preparing. Estimates for tender submission.

• Consulting with clients, vendors, designers and other stakeholders to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.

• Analysing completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs

• Interfacing with stakeholders within SimPro to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates

• Communicating project information to delivery team

• Provide improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures

• Developing innovative material inputs and construction methods to reduce costs

• Identify cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts.

• Preparing construction methodologies and project schedules for tender submissions

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a proactive, passionate, and results driven individual.  If you are seeking to take the next step in your career where you can develop into a professional in a flexible, pragmatic and autonomous work environment then this is the role for you.

• Secure, long standing and progressive business

• Generous salary package with work life balance

• Flexible workplace and WFH available

• Parental, Cultural, Community Service, Study and Corporate Volunteering available

• Inclusive and safety-first culture

• Variety of work across numerous exciting projects