Estimator

Primary Location

NSW - Rockdale

Job Description Summary

Rev Up Your Career: Join ConnectSydney as an Estimator in the Fast Lane of Road Assets Excellence

About the Role

ConnectSydney, a dynamic joint venture between Service Stream, Boral and Johnson Controls, will be delivering the Sydney Road Assets Performance Contract for the Harbour Zone in metropolitan Sydney.

ConnectSydney has a mission to serve our customers in a way that delivers sustainable outcomes every day for the customer, client and contractor. We apply our values to the way we do business and strive to achieve the Stewardship Principles in cooperation with Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW).

The role of the Estimator is to provide the technical services, support, and management required to complete tenders or bids by way of building up rates, schedules, quantities, and pricing, ensuring that all key conditions of the tender are complied with.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning and pricing of infrastructure capex & maintenance projects. Duties will include but will not be limited to the following:
• Perform detailed quantity take-off and develop BOQ's.
• First principle estimating.
• Consideration of alternative construction and maintenance methods to differentiate the tender.
• Maintenance of records of all tender correspondence, calculations, and envisaged methodologies.
• Contributing to accurate estimates in a timely and technically accurate manner;
• Carrying out site inspections.
• Presenting tenders at tender review meetings.
• Collect actual cost data to support the estimate.
• Collect, store, analyse, and manage estimating data, to produce timely and accurate information to inform decision-making.
• Ensure that all company governance is complied with and provide senior management with regular updates on bid progress.
• Ensure that all tender deadlines are met.
• Where tender rates are built up, ensure that there are independent checks and peer reviews are completed on all calculations.
• Ensure cost estimates are transcribed clearly within estimating software.
• Where external prices are sought for materials, plant, labour, services, and subcontractors unless there are exceptional circumstances a minimum of three prices will be obtained.
• Ensure that all spreadsheets or tender workups are well recorded, and can be picked up and understood by any member of the team.
• Ensure that key Bid themes are clearly articulated in the presented document.
• Ensure that a commercial and legal review is completed of bid terms and conditions and that salient actions are incorporated into the tender or bid submission.
• Develop a forward works program in consultation with the Asset Maintenance Planning Manager.
• Development of cost estimates for minor improvement and renewal projects in consultation with the Network Delivery Manager.

About You:

• Australian Tertiary qualifications in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 3-5 years of demonstrated local bidding experience.

• Prior knowledge in Bluebeam Revu and Candy estimating software will be highly regarded but not required.
• Experience within civil road & bridge experience, road technology, or related industry.
• Knowledge of TfNSW roadworks, ITS, and bridgeworks specifications.
• Implement the estimating plan and amend it as required.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and effective multitasking abilities.

About Us:

ConnectSydney is an equal opportunity employer who believes diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and benefits our people, clients, and communities. We are committed to cultivate an inclusive and high-performing culture where our people thrive and are proud to bring their whole selves to work, inspiring a respectful and inclusive environment. ConnectSydney encourages and welcomes the opportunity for applicants to share their lived experiences.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Flexible working - All flexibility requests are genuinely considered.
• Growth – We are growing and there are opportunities for your career development across our business units.
• Discounts - Access to hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, and Specsavers. We also offer access to novated leasing.
• Paid leave - Parental, cultural, community service, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.
• Culture – We are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that values diversity and inclusion, and we recognise and celebrate excellence throughout the year.

How to apply

Please submit your interest with the apply button where you will be directed to create a profile on our system. We celebrate diversity at ConnectSydney and would welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process so your application can be submitted to our system and considered for this role, please email

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Department

Field Services

How to Apply

If this sounds like you apply now to the Service Stream Recruitment Team via the online application button.