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Hunt St

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1 - 10 employees

🎯 Recruiter

👥 HR Tech

🤝 B2B

Recruitment • HR Tech • B2B

Hunt St is an Australia-based recruiting firm founded by brothers Shaun and Eliot with the aim of helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hire top offshore talent directly, avoiding the high costs associated with traditional outsourcing agencies. The company offers a unique one-time finder's fee model, enabling clients to save significantly on recruitment costs. They provide comprehensive services including job postings, candidate screenings, interviews, and legal support for compliant remote hiring. Hunt St specializes in sourcing talent from countries like the Philippines, Nepal, Indonesia, and India, offering a transparent and ethical hiring process that allows businesses to provide fairer compensation to employees while ensuring stringent security and compliance measures are met.

📋 Description

• The Production Estimator will support the company's residential construction operations by managing the post-sales estimation and procurement process for active builds. • The candidate will work exclusively on production estimation once a job has been awarded and released into the build pipeline. • The role is process-oriented and volume-driven, requiring strong attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple jobs simultaneously, and familiarity with Australian residential construction workflows. • The estimator will work closely with the onshore team. • Review and process jobs once released into the production pipeline • Issue and manage requests for quotes (RFQs) to subcontractors and suppliers via the company's estimating system • Follow up on outstanding quotes and ensure timely receipt • Prepare and maintain production budgets for each build • Issue purchase orders (POs) in line with approved budgets • Track and reconcile costs against budgets throughout the build cycle • Liaise with site supervisors and the internal team as needed to clarify scope or resolve variations • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records within the estimating system • Flag any cost overruns, scope changes, or procurement issues to the relevant stakeholder • Check invoices against budgets and determine outcomes for discrepancies

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in construction estimating, ideally residential, or a directly adjacent sector • Experience working with Australian construction businesses or in an Australian-facing role (strongly preferred) • Familiarity with the end-to-end production estimating process including RFQs, budget preparation, and purchase order management • High proficiency in written and spoken English • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple active jobs simultaneously • Confidence working independently in a remote environment with structured oversight • Experience using construction estimating and project management software • A stable home office setup with reliable internet • Experience using Sitebook for site documentation, inspections, and project compliance tracking • Proficient in Bluebeam Revu for PDF markup, plan review, and quantity takeoffs • Comfortable using Trello to manage tasks and track project workflows • Strong proficiency across Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for data management and cost tracking

🏖️ Benefits

• This is a remote role that will be set up as an independent contractor engagement. • To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to: • Full time equivalent (approximately 36–40 hours per week). • Must be available during South Australian business hours (ACST).