Director, Estimating
Director, Estimating
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Are you ready to bring your estimating expertise into the dynamic world of Natural Resources Were looking for a Director of Estimating to join our team in either our Brisbane Melbourne or Sydney office supporting major clients across transmission mining oil & gas and clean energy. This role blends traditional estimating with strategic leadership and client relationship development offering the opportunity to shape high-impact projects and drive excellence in project delivery.
What youll do:
- Leadership & Oversight: Lead the end-to-end estimation process for construction projects ensuring accuracy timeliness and alignment with project goals.
- Common ways of working and common data management: Drive a common way of working across our teams including consistent capture of data to drive decision making
- Cost Estimation: Develop detailed cost estimates from conceptual estimating through to first principles covering materials labour equipment and overheads using industry-standard tools and first principles pricing.
- Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with project managers engineers subcontractors and suppliers to gather accurate pricing and scope data.
- Quality & Assurance: Lead internal and external estimate assurance reviews due diligence and maintain compliance with internal standards and procedures.
- Technical Expertise: Interpret complex project documentation quantify from design information and structure estimates bills of quantities and materials.
- Mentorship & Development: Provide guidance and support to junior estimators fostering capability development within the team.
- Continuous improvement: Maintain and enhance the central estimating database and norms while staying current with market trends and cost factors.
Qualifications :
Were looking for a driven and detail-orientated professional with strong estimating experience and a collaborative mindset. The ideal candidate will bring both technical capability and leadership qualities to the role and could be somebody in a Senior Estimator position looking to make the move up to Chief Estimator.
To be successful in your application were looking for the following:
- Work Rights & Location: Full current working rights for Australia.
- Industry Experience: Experience in a Lead/Director-level role with estimating within transmission mining oil & gas clean energy or broader natural resources sectors; consultancy background is preferred.
- Technical Proficiency: Skilled with Candy Microsoft Excel power BI and Navisworks.
- Attention to Detail: Demonstrated developing precision in cost estimates technical reports and project documentation.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to produce high-quality reports and bid documents.
- Team & Independence: A collaborative team player who can also work autonomously and mentor junior team members.
- Professional Attributes: Proactive analytics adaptable and resilient with high ethical standards and a commitment to delivering value to clients.
Additional Information :
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
