At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead civil estimating for major renewable energy projects and ensure competitive bids.
- Company: Join Enerven, a leader in electrical infrastructure and renewable energy solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work options, competitive salary, and generous employee benefits.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to safety and sustainability.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on Australia's energy future while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experienced civil estimator with strong technical knowledge and negotiation skills.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Bring technical depth and commercial rigour to civil estimates for the Renewable BESS, WF EBOP, substation and transmission line projects.
About the role:
The Senior Civil Estimator reports to the Senior Bid Manager and is the technical authority for civil estimating across Enerven's tender portfolio. You will own the civil cost position on major EPC and construct-only bids across renewables, BESS, wind farm EBOP, substations, and transmission lines. You will build estimates from first principles and test the assumptions behind them, drawing on civil knowledge and experience to provide a sound, well-reasoned cost position that reflects the risk involved. This is a senior, commercially focused role. Your technical judgement will directly shape how competitive and profitable our bids are, and you'll help lift estimating capability across the team. This role is flexible to be based in Adelaide, Sydney, or Brisbane.
What you'll do:
- Lead civil estimates for major renewables and HV projects, built from first principles: quantities, productivity rates, crew and plant build-ups, and methodology.
- Review and interpret EPC tender documents, including scope, specifications, geotechnical data, design basis, and contract terms, to find gaps, ambiguities and cost drivers early.
- Identify, quantify and price civil risk and opportunity, including ground conditions, weather, access, spoil and water management, and design development, and set appropriate contingency.
- Develop constructability-led alternatives and value-engineering options that lower cost without compromising compliance.
- Review civil estimates for technical accuracy, consistency and completeness, and make sure assumptions, exclusions and qualifications are clearly documented.
- Work closely with engineering, design, construction and project delivery teams so estimates reflect realistic methodology and can be delivered.
- Compile Sub-contractor RFQ documentation, negotiate and assess subcontractor and supplier pricing, normalising quotes to check scope coverage and competitiveness.
- Contribute to tender strategy, bid reviews and handover to delivery, and explain the civil cost position clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Improve estimating processes, benchmarks and master data, and use lessons learned from delivered projects to make future estimates more accurate.
- Mentor and support other estimators to build technical depth across the team.
About you:
- You're an experienced civil estimator with deep technical knowledge of civil works in an EPC environment.
- Extensive experience estimating civil works for EPC or D&C tenders, ideally in renewables, BESS, wind, substations, transmission or similar heavy civil and infrastructure projects.
- Strong first-principles estimating capability across bulk earthworks, foundations and piling, concrete, drainage, roads and hardstands, trenching and conduits, and temporary works.
- Solid understanding of the full tender lifecycle, including bid strategy, risk and opportunity assessment, contingency, qualifications, and commercial review.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications and geotechnical reports, and turn them into accurate quantities and methodology.
- Sound knowledge of relevant Australian Standards and contract forms (e.g. AS 4000, AS 4902).
- Advanced negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, with the credibility to influence engineering, delivery and leadership teams.
- Highly developed commercial and financial acumen, with strong reporting and risk management capability.
- An Advanced Diploma or Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related field, and/or extensive practical civil construction and estimating experience.
About us:
When you join Enerven, you are working for a team guided by its core values of dependability, proactiveness and collaboration. Our broad industry skillset enables us to meet complex challenges with agility and expertise. Our team is at the forefront of change – building a more sustainable future by connecting Australia with tomorrow.
Outstanding culture of safety and well-being. Health, safety and well-being form the foundations of our operations, and we have an unwavering commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people, our customers and the community we serve.
Flexible work options and employee benefit programs. Enjoy flexible working conditions that ensure you can have a better work, life balance, all in a collaborative, safe and supportive work environment.
An inclusive and equal opportunity organisation. We value and respect the unique backgrounds and experiences of our employees, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
Given safety is at the forefront of everything we do, candidates will undergo comprehensive pre-employment screening, including a medical and a police check.
Senior Civil Estimator in Adelaide employer: Enerven
Enerven is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where you can lead significant energy infrastructure projects that make a real difference in connecting communities across Australia. With a strong commitment to employee well-being, flexible work options, and a culture of safety, Enerven fosters professional growth through leadership development opportunities and a collaborative atmosphere. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to shaping the future of energy while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive workplace.
