Ready to build a better future with us? At Kapitol Group, we pride ourselves on being Victoria's second largest privately owned construction company.
Our vision is to continuously improve the construction industry by setting new standards for quality, safety, culture, and work-life balance.
We're a team of high performing professionals obsessed with innovation and excellence in construction.
Our work spans the commercial, education, industrial, and residential sectors.
We are looking for a passionate, driven, and highly experienced Senior Estimator to manage the full tender process of medium to large scale projects and help us build our pipeline of work.
You will independently manage a portfolio of tenders, submissions, and BOQs, liaising with a range of stakeholders to produce attractive, high-quality submissions.
As a senior in the team, you will lead by example and help to mentor our Estimators.
What You'll Do Autonomously prepare and coordinate high quality and accurate tender proposals and submissions of $100mil+ Source and collate supplier and contractor quotes Develop relationships with clients, designers, architects, consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors Review, develop, and maintain accurate and up to date cost information Attend tender interviews and take the lead as required Liaise with project teams and prepare project schedules Mentor and grow other Estimators to be the best they can be Preparation of construction budgets for handover to the construction team Help continually improve our estimating processes and systems About You Genuine passion for the Construction industry and Estimating Tertiary qualified in Construction Management or a related discipline / equivalent experience Extensive experience in a Senior Estimator role working across multiple projects, ideally in Tier 1 & 2 builders Proven background on autonomously leading medium-to-large tender processes, including the rating and vetting of all trades, value-management, and pricing preliminaries High level of proficiency with Cost X and Estimate One Well versed with preliminaries costing Sound understanding of construction systems and methodologies and the ability to demonstrate this to clients Strong experience in building and maintaining relationships built on trust and authenticity Able to juggle multiple priorities and context switch quickly Experience mentoring junior team members A strong team focus, and highly motivated How You'll Benefit 5-day work week (exception of Site Managers/Supervisors who work 10 days in 14, with every other Saturday off) Investment in training with the aim to have the best trained workforce in the industry Free health assessments for all staff Paid parental leave for both primary and secondary care givers Fast-tracked career development opportunities and support our staff through mentoring, workshops, and retreats Industry-leading internal communication channels to break down silos across sites, allowing staff to share ideas, lessons learnt, and other resources.
Kapitol values diversity and aims to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces, and respects differences.
We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, life stages, cultures, faiths, sexual orientation, and genders.
Find out more about Kapitol Group on our website (kapitolgroup.com.au) – and follow us on Linked In and Instagram for regular updates.
Please be sure to apply directly as we will not be engaging the services of recruitment agencies, nor any agency-represented candidates for this role.
Kapitol will not be held responsible for any associated fees from recruitment agencies resulting from unsolicited introductions.
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