Location: East Brisbane 

Full time – 40 hours per week – STUDIO BASED ROLE

We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced Contracts Administrator /  Estimator with excellent interpersonal communication skills and experience in Residential Construction.

 

The Duties:

• Undertake accurate take-offs.
• Preparation of accurate bill of quantities for residential housing builds and renovations
• Produce estimates and confidently present construction quotes to our clients
• Maintain supplier information and pricing schedules to ensure the most current information is recorded.
• Produce purchase orders for the supply of labour and materials and coordinate deliveries in association with Site Supervisors and others as required.
• Maintain standard contact lists as well as subcontractor and supplier rate sheets.
• Maintain company margins 
• Complete set tasks and achieve job targets within designated time frames
• Offer technical support to team members and design staff
• Maintain organised files and appropriate documentation of completed work.
• Supervise multiple projects from estimating to hand-over
• Communicate effectively with all key stakeholders including homeowners
• Understand scope of works, engineering specifications and drawings
• Possess the ability to solve problems promptly and have a can-do attitude 
• Communicate with subcontractors to make sure all standards, regulations and codes are met. Whether this be quality, costs, schedules, or safety issues.
• Completion of Site-Specific Risk Assessments and reviewing subcontractor SWMS’s and work procedures.
• Liase with relevant consultants including certifies, engineers, town planning

 

Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

• Relevant qualification in Building/Construction/Estimating and/or trade experience is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 2-3 years in an equivalent estimating role, and preferably within home building industry.
• Current knowledge of Builder Trend software favourable but not a necessity.
• Analytical and very precise in your processes and possess the ability to think fast and solve problems.
• Confidence and ability to foster and develop professional working relationships with various trades, suppliers, and other team members.
• Highly customer and outcome focused and have a true passion and drive to succeed in the position.
• Ability to resolving issues and queries in the enquiry stage with our designers
• Ability to realistically advise on budget issues
• Excellent understanding of residential construction methods especially renovations
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively liaise with all stakeholders of the business
• Excellent time management skills
• Team player that gets along well with colleagues and has the ability to also work autonomously
• Current QBCC Site Supervisor licence mandatory with trade background being advantageous but not a necessity.