At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead estimating activities for major tenders and ensure competitive, risk-informed estimates.
- Company: Join CIMIC Group, a top international contractor shaping communities and driving economic growth.
- Benefits: Career development opportunities, collaborative team environment, and exposure to iconic projects.
- Other info: Be part of a high-performing team committed to excellence and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on large-scale projects while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in Engineering or related field with extensive estimating experience.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
CIMIC Group is seeking a Senior Manager Estimating to join its Risk, Commercial and Pre-Contracts team. This role provides strategic and technical leadership for estimating activities across major tenders for an Operating Company (OpCo), ensuring robust, competitive and risk-informed tender estimates are developed to support disciplined bid decisions and successful project outcomes.
About the Role
This role reports to the Head of Pre-Contracts & Risk and key responsibilities include:
- Lead and oversee the development of robust, accurate and competitive tender estimates
- Ensure tender estimates fully reflect project scope, methodology, risk and opportunity
- Ensure estimates are appropriately market tested with the supply chain wherever possible
- Where estimates contain first principle estimates, ensure that any productivity assumptions are based on benchmark data wherever possible
- Provide functional leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to bid-level estimators (dotted line)
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Pre-contracts and Estimating functions
- Support integration of estimating with planning, commercial and risk disciplines
About You – Qualifications & Experience
To be successful, you will bring:
- Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent tertiary qualification
- Extensive experience leading estimates on major construction and infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of construction methodologies, cost drivers and delivery risks
- Demonstrated success in major tender development and bid execution
- High level commercial acumen and risk awareness
- Strong capability in supply chain engagement and market testing of costs
- Ability to critically review and challenge estimates at executive level
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication skills
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a leading global organisation delivering iconic projects
- Work within a high-performing and collaborative finance team
- Exposure to complex, large-scale financial operations
- Career development opportunities across the CIMIC Group
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Contact Details:
CPB Contractors Pty Limited Recruitment Team
