Design & Build Recruitment – Melbourne VIC
Permanent Full-Time
An exciting opportunity has opened for anIntermediate Estimatorto join a growing construction business with a strong pipeline of work and an ambitious plan to expand into new sectors.
This is a great opportunity for an estimator with4+years' experience, particularly someone who has built their career aroundretail constructionand is ready to take greater ownership of tenders from start to finish.
The business has a strong reputation across the retail sector and is continuing to grow, with a current pipeline of approximately$200Mand around12 live projectsunderway.
The Role
Reporting into the Estimating Manager and working as part of an established estimating team, you'll be involved in pricing a wide range of projects, with the opportunity to take ownership of your own tenders.
You'll have the opportunity to work on projects ranging from approximately$5M to $50M, with a number of upcoming projects sitting around the$20M mark.
Your Background
We're specifically looking for an estimator with:
- 4+ years' estimating experience within commercial construction.
- Strong experience acrossretail construction.
- Experience estimating projects such as:
- Large-format retail
- Big-box retail
- Supermarkets
- Shopping centres
- Retail rollouts
- Large commercial fit-outs
- Strong understanding of the construction process acrossarchitectural, structural, civil and services packages.
- Experience taking tendersfrom start to finish, rather than only working on individual estimating packages.
- Strong subcontractor and supplier engagement skills.
- Good commercial understanding and attention to detail.
- Experience withCubitis essential.
- The ability to confidently manage your own tenders while working collaboratively with the wider estimating and construction team.
The Projects
The business has traditionally specialised heavily inretail construction, delivering projects across some of Australia's largest retail brands.
Typical project values range from$5M–$50M, with a strong pipeline of projects around$20M+currently coming through.
The business is also entering an exciting growth phase, looking to expand its project portfolio into sectors including:
- Education
- Health
- Commercial
- Other major construction sectors
This means you'll be joining at a point where there is already a strong retail foundation, while having the opportunity to gain exposure to new sectors as the business continues to grow.
You'll find:
- Regular team lunches and social events.
- Friday office events.
- Trivia and team activities.
- Mental health and wellbeing initiatives.
- Regular opportunities to get together outside of work.
- A proactive, energetic team environment.
- A business that encourages people to take ownership and get involved.
This isn't a traditional, hierarchical construction environment. The team is collaborative and proactive, with people encouraged to contribute ideas and take responsibility for their work.
This role is fully office-based, Monday to Friday, with no work-from-home arrangement.
If you're an Intermediate Estimator with strong retail experience and want to join a growing construction business with a strong pipeline and an energetic team, we'd love to hear from you. Please only apply if you are in Australia.
Intermediate Estimator | Retail Construction in Melbourne employer: Design & Build Recruitment
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