Senior Cost Estimator – Commercial Construction

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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

• Prepare detailed and accurate cost estimates for commercial construction projects to meet clients and internal stakeholder requirements and deadlines. • Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, subcontractors, and other industry professionals to ensure favourable terms. • Conduct follow-ups and communicate estimates clearly over the phone and email • Support tender submissions and pre-construction planning • Analysis and interpretation of architectural drawings, specifications, and other documentation to prepare detailed, accurate, and timely project cost plans and estimates. • Collaborate closely with design teams to understand and influence the design approach from an early stage, ensuring the most cost-effective solutions are adopted. • Prepare and submit tenders, including bills of quantities and procurement schedules and materials needed to complete project costings. • Attend tender interviews and clarify any queries related to the submission. • Engage and liaise with subcontractors and suppliers for quotations and offers. • Manage multiple quoting tasks and time manage accordingly. • Review and be able to analyse tenancy fitout guidelines and documentation specific to each project. • Conduct a comprehensive risk analysis for potential projects, considering all factors affecting cost. • Continually update the database with current pricing and supplier/subcontractor details. • Monitor the market for emerging trends, material costs, labour rates, and other variables affecting project costs.

🎯 Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in estimating within the design and construct industry, specialising in office fitouts. • Estimating at preliminary and final stages of design and construct projects. • Strong negotiating skills. • Strong understanding of the buildability of projects and how to create value engineered solutions • Strong analytical and mathematical skills. • Proficient in reading and interpreting architectural drawings and specifications. • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills. • Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines. • Excellent communication skills with subcontractors, staff and clients. • **Software You Will be Required to Use** • Cubit • Procore • Microsoft Projects • Microsoft Suites (Excel) • Outlook