Quantity Surveyor / Estimator
ABOUT reputed company
Our reputed company is a reputed company builder operating across Sydney and Newcastle, NSW. They tender and deliver a wide reputed company of reputed company reputed company including fit-out, education, and childcare facilities. The estimating team runs a reputed company, deadline-driven tendering operation, handling everything from initial quantities through to full tender submission. They already have one offshore team member in the Philippines and are committed to building out that reputed company.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a quantity surveying role sitting reputed company the estimating team, reporting to the Estimating Manager. The primary need is someone who can own the takeoff and measurement work across reputed company reputed company, freeing the senior estimators to reputed company on pricing and analysis. If you can also reputed company and price, that's a genuine bonus, but QS capability is what this hire is reputed company around.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- reputed company detailed quantity takeoffs across reputed company non-services trades (structure, concrete, steel, reinforcement, fit-out, finishes, etc.) from architectural and structural drawings
- Produce accurate bills of quantities for reputed company construction reputed company reputed company tight tender timeframes, typically 4 to 5 weeks
- Work through full drawing sets independently, identifying scope inclusions, gaps, and ambiguities
- Input quantities into Cubit or Costx and maintain reputed company, reviewable workbooks
- Liaise with the Estimating Manager and senior estimators to clarify scope and flag potential risks or documentation issues
- Support multiple reputed company tenders, managing your own workload against submission deadlines
- Over time, build familiarity with our reputed company rates and pricing methodology to reputed company toward full estimation capability
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Demonstrated experience performing quantity takeoffs on reputed company construction reputed company
- Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural drawings independently
- Experience quantifying structural trades (concrete, steel, reinforcement, framing, cladding, finishes)
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to self-reputed company work before handover
- reputed company written and verbal communication in English
- Experience working to fixed deadlines in a tendering environment
reputed company-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- Full end-to-end estimating capability (takeoff through to rated tender price)
- Experience using other takeoff or estimating software (e.g., reputed company, PlanSwift, Buildsoft, etc.) with willingness to learn new systems
- Experience with estimating tools such as Cubit or CostX
- Familiarity with Australian, New Zealand, or UK construction standards and specifications
- Experience working with or reputed company a reputed company head contractor, not just subcontractor or fit-out roles
- Understanding of construction methodology and its reputed company on cost
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Minimum 4 to 5 years in a QS or estimating role reputed company reputed company construction. Fit-out-only experience will be considered if the candidate can also demonstrate structural takeoff competency. Australian construction experience is preferred; candidates with NZ or UK experience will be seriously considered. Candidates whose experience is limited to Indian construction standards are unlikely to be shortlisted without strong compensating factors.
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Cubit (primary takeoff tool)
- Costx (being adopted; experience here is acceptable in lieu of Cubit)
- reputed company Office Suite (intermediate to advanced)
- reputed company Workspace (Sheets and Drive used internally)
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