At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead cost planning and develop winning strategies for construction projects.
- Company: Join McNab, a top construction group in Australia with a caring culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy health subsidies, birthday leave, and tailored training programs.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth in a reputable company.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a supportive environment while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in estimating, strong communication skills, and proficiency in CostX.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
About Mc Nab
Mc Nab is one of the largest Construction, Development and Property groups in Australia, with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year.
Despite our growth and size, we've never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff, customers and all our stakeholders.
Success for us isn't about awards or growth, it's when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a Mc Nab T-Shirt on weekends!
About Mc Nab
Mc Nab is one of the largest Construction, Development and Property groups in Australia, with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year.
Despite our growth and size, we've never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff, customers and all our stakeholders.
Success for us isn't about awards or growth, it's when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a Mc Nab T-Shirt on weekends!
About Mc Nab
Mc Nab is one of the largest Construction, Development and Property groups in Australia, with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year.
Despite our growth and size, we've never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff, customers and all our stakeholders.
Success for us isn't about awards or growth, it's when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a Mc Nab T-Shirt on weekends!
About The Role
Based in our Gold Coast office, the Senior Estimator will play a hands-on leadership role in developing winning strategies, collaborating with key stakeholders, and delivering high-quality cost planning across repeat work, ECI opportunities, and hard dollar tenders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation of cost plans, tenders and pricing strategies across repeat work, ECI and hard dollar opportunities.
- Work closely with project teams and stakeholders to develop winning bid strategies and support successful outcomes.
- Contribute hands-on estimating expertise across a broad portfolio of projects, including multi-residential, retail and industrial developments typically within the range of $10M-$200M range.
- Review project requirements, risks and commercial opportunities to ensure accurate, competitive and well-considered submissions.
- Maintain and leverage a strong subcontractor and supplier network across key markets and trades to support competitive tendering and informed pricing.
- Prepare subcontractor packages and the bill of quantities.
- Provide leadership and guidance to others within the estimating function, supporting collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Build strong relationships across the business to help shape bids, strengthen delivery and support growth.
About You
- Strong demonstratable Estimating experience within multi-residential, retail, and industrial.
- Commercially astute with excellent judgement and attention to detail.
- Confident across cost planning, repeat work, ECI and hard dollar tendering.
- Strong communicator, with effective relationship and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to develop competitive, informed bids across a range of markets and trades.
- Background in Quantity Surveying or related discipline highly desirable
- Proficient in Cost X or similar estimating software.
We genuinely care. We make it easy. We deliver certainty.
This is our promise - to our clients, and everyone we deal with.
Delivering on these three things really, really well is what drives us at Mc Nab.
Everything we do, from recruiting and training to performance and promotion, centres around this promise.
We leverage the entire Mc Nab Group to deliver certainty for our clients at a time of unprecedented uncertainty in the industry.
And our approach works.
From delivering our own property developments, to manufacturing our own building products, and a plethora of aligned businesses, your career at Mc Nab goes well beyond traditional construction roles.
- Mc Nab Benefits
- Annual health and fitness subsidy.
- Parental leave program.
- Birthday leave.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program and Mc Nab Wellbeing Program
- Internal development opportunities through tailored training programs.
This is an outstanding opportunity to build a strong career with a reputable construction company that genuinely cares about the development of all staff - if this is something you want to be a part of
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Senior Estimator employer: McNab
At McNab, we pride ourselves on being one of Australia's largest construction and property groups while maintaining a close-knit, supportive work culture that prioritises the well-being and growth of our employees. Based in the vibrant Gold Coast, the Senior Estimator role offers not only competitive remuneration and benefits like health subsidies and tailored training programs but also the chance to contribute to meaningful projects that make a real impact. Join us to be part of a team that values genuine care, collaboration, and professional development in a dynamic industry.
