Estimating Manager

**About Us**:

- Infrastructure Innovators_

Pensar offers insightful, original design thinking, implemented by a team with proven expertise to deliver flexible fit-for-purpose critical infrastructure solutions. Our delivery capabilities extend across process water infrastructure, non-process water infrastructure, specialist infrastructure, infrastructure rehabilitation and electrical infrastructure.

We challenge established thinking to deliver innovative solutions and work hand-in-hand with our clients to achieve their vision and build critical infrastructure for the future. We customise our approach to best suit the needs of each individual project, ensuring we use leading edge solutions to deliver the best results for every client. We create clarity of purpose, alignment of all stakeholders, and ensure the safety and accountability of everyone involved. As an RSK company, Pensar has many opportunities to partner with a wide range of leading edge technical and professional services globally, enhancing our delivery capability.

Our people are at the heart of everything that we do at Pensar, and we are dedicated to providing the opportunity and support to build careers. As individuals our people are specialists in their area of infrastructure and operational expertise and together, they form a group of highly experienced professionals who provide consolidated holistic solutions to complex and multidisciplinary projects.

**About you**:
You are a highly competent and committed Estimating Manager with a proven track record of efficiently leading comprehensive pricing on a variety of tenders for medium to large ($10m - $150m) multi-disciplinary projects. You have attained high calibre experience in the infrastructure sector, particularly in Water, Civil, Utilities and Structural projects; with the ability to lead bids in multiple states, as well as offshore if needed.

You are accountable in taking responsibility and leading a team for the full tender lifecycle, thriving on using your logical and lateral thinking to evaluate work methods, investigate alternatives, consider techniques of construction and thoroughly research material/ plant/ labour costs; all to provide innovative and value-adding solutions for our customers.

This role will suit a high energy individual who is looking at making a long-term career in a high performing multi-disciplinary focused Infrastructure business.

**To be successful in this role you will have**:

- An excellent attitude and attention to detail
- High performing communication and comradeship
- A degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Quantity Surveying
- A willingness to travel or work away from home, when required
- The ability to travel intermittently/ short term across Australia or Offshore
- The initiative to execute 'above average' estimates and produce winning tenders
- Eagerness to excel in estimating throughout the water specialised industry
- Excellent project estimation skills, coupled with project management knowledge
- Skills at interpreting technical drawings and tender documents
- Ability to monitor market prices, new techniques and cost trends
- A proven track record of working to strict deadlines
- A genuine drive to ensure quote follow ups are done on time
- Commitment, energy and drive
- Proven track record of working to strict deadlines
- Embrace our Core Values to be _Respectful, Patient, Flexible, Accountable and Focused_
- Experience with MS Project, Expert Estimation and overall tender methodology development would be advantageous
- Currently in Australia with Australian Residency
- A Current Driver’s License

**The benefits**:

- A permanent, fulltime role with a competitive salary package
- Genuine and proven commitment to career advancement based on attitude and performance, not years of service.
- Commitment to the health and wellbeing of all employees, including a supportive EAP program
- Quarterly Core Values Awards and Annual Excellence Awards
- Be part of a culture that values equality, inclusion and flexibility

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and reside here currently, and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks (which may include a National Police Check and pre-employment medical)

Pensar is committed to building an equal and inclusive culture, promoting a safe and welcoming workplace that is free from harassment, workplace bullying, discrimination and violence.