Senior Cost Estimator - Construction/Infrastructure

Reference: BH-175867
Overview

Provide accurate cost estimates for major construction projects from initiation to handover. Manage pricing databases, ensure WHS and environmental compliance, and support benchmarking and cost analysis.
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Prepare project estimates ensuring they are in accordance with industry best practice but in strict adherence to SWC processes and procedures, to deliver major projects on time and within budget, from Project Initiation through to Close Out and Handover
  • Support tendering, bid preparation, and contractor cost analysis.
  • Report project status and contribute to process improvements.
  • Stay current with estimating technology and industry best practices.
  • Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure the required information is obtained i.e Project Managers, Project Engineers, Design Engineers, External agencies, Consultants and contractors
  • Develop Cost Plans and Cost Estimates for price build and contract documentation in line with WBS / CBS structure.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, engineering, construction management, or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in construction estimating, preferably in regulated industries.
  • Strong knowledge of industry standards, HS&E codes, and construction logistics.
  • Experience with bench market research to create cost libraries. 
  • Skilled in estimating software, proposal writing, and stakeholder communication.
  • Proven ability to innovate and drive best practices.
  • This role may suit Quantity Surveyors with cost control experience. 
 
If you are interested in this role, please apply now or contact Andrew.murphy@Chandlermacleod.com
 
 
 
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

We are Chandler Macleod. We get people.

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