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Civil Estimator
Location
Philippines
Posted
17 days ago
Salary
$2K - $2.5K / month
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Civil Estimator
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• Review tender documentation, engineering drawings, specifications, and contract requirements. • Analyze project scope, commercial risks, exclusions, and opportunities before pricing. • Prepare tender clarifications and ensure all submissions comply with client requirements. • Develop competitive tender submissions within required deadlines. • Complete accurate quantity take-offs from engineering drawings and project documentation. • Prepare detailed cost estimates covering labour, plant, materials, subcontractors, transport, and project overheads. • Build and maintain estimate worksheets and pricing models using historical cost data where appropriate. • Validate pricing assumptions to ensure estimates remain commercially competitive. • Source and evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations. • Negotiate pricing where appropriate to maximize tender competitiveness. • Maintain relationships with suppliers and subcontractors to support future tenders. • Identify cost-saving opportunities and value engineering options during the estimating process. • Assess project risks and recommend appropriate pricing allowances and contingencies. • Support pricing updates, tender revisions, and post-tender clarifications where required. • Assist with project handovers to operations following successful tenders. • Maintain estimating records and historical pricing databases. • Review completed projects against estimated costs to improve future estimate accuracy. • Contribute ideas to improve estimating processes and tender quality.
Job Requirements
- 2+ years of experience as a Civil Estimator within the Australian civil construction industry.
- Demonstrated experience preparing end-to-end civil tenders independently.
- Strong understanding of Australian civil construction methodologies and estimating practices.
- Proven experience completing detailed quantity take-offs from engineering drawings.
- Ability to interpret civil drawings, specifications, geotechnical reports, and tender documentation.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to assess project risks and pricing strategies.
- Experience obtaining and evaluating supplier and subcontractor quotations.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Excellent analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously in a fully remote environment.
- Nice to have:
- Experience using civil estimating software (such as Expert Estimation, Benchmark, Candy, CostX, Cubit, Buildsoft, or similar) is highly regarded.
- Experience estimating projects across roads, earthworks, drainage, subdivisions, or other civil infrastructure works.
- Knowledge of Western Australian civil construction practices and supplier networks.
- Experience working remotely with Australian construction businesses.
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