Senior Estimator

2 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Silverstrand NZ Pty Ltd Full time

**About Us**

Silverstrand is a privately owned and operated contractor operating across Australasia since 2008, providing quality delivery in all areas of both civil and structural construction works in metro, regional and remote areas. Silverstrand employs more than 200 people between Australia and New Zealand. The business and our team pride itself on being a client focussed and innovative contractor who approaches all aspects of delivery with a solutions-based methodology.

Due to expansive growth in the construction industry and a growing portfolio of work, Silverstrand is seeking a **Senior Estimator** to become a key part in shaping the future of our business alongside an experienced team. You will be based in either our Auckland or Wellington office and employed on a permanent basis.

**About the role**
- Maintain strong personable & commercial relationships with Clients, Consultants and Sub-Contractors
- Tender pricing, including rating of any Bill of Quantities provided
- Ensure full scope of work is costed for construction tenders
- Prepare schedule of preliminaries costs
- Provide estimating advice and comparative cost advice for alternatives if offered
- Identify risks and opportunities in design and tender documents and explore alternatives in order to ensure the targeted project margin is met or exceeded
- Review and critically assess estimates provided by subcontractor pricing
- Take the lead role in the tendering of projects across several industry sectors
- Preparation of tenders and BoQ's
- Completion of tender schedules and submission of tenders
- Completion of tender programmes and Work Method Statements
- Submission of RFI's
- Ensuring on-going updating and maintenance of estimating programmes
- Ensuring all estimates are completed on-time and to the appropriate levels of quality - both for price and non-price attributes
- Providing estimating and/or project management support to other staff on existing projects
- Assist other roles with Silverstrand such as compiling Progress Claims, compiling Variations and Delay Claims or other various tasks as required

**Essential Skills & Experience**:

- Having a diploma or degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering, or a related field is required
- 5 years minimum experience of estimating and project management in the Civil Industry
- Very experienced on Microsoft Excel, Word and Project
- Good working knowledge of construction procedures for cost control, time, quality, and safety
- Subcontractor negotiations
- Forecasting and commercial reporting
- Reviewing and agreeing contracts
- Programming of works
- A collaborative mind-set and be able to work as part of a wider team to deliver company goals.
- Current Driver’s licence
- Ability to work as part of a team
- A good attitude and willingness to learn
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test

**On Offer**

Position: Full time / permanent position. (Minimum 40 hours per week)

**Salary**: Minimum $130,000 - Maximum $170,000 (dependent on experience)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $130,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Auckland City, Auckland: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)


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