A senior, full-time Estimator role at the centre of the quoting process — reviewing customer enquiries, checking supplied plans against the job schedule, and turning that into an accurate, priced quote using the company's own templates and rates.

Internally, one person currently runs estimating end to end, from enquiry through to submitting the quote to the client. Remotely, this role owns the estimating and quoting engine room — checking plans, sourcing supplier pricing, working out margins and building the quote — while management keeps final client sign-off and quote submission in-house at the start.

As trust builds over the first few months, there is scope for this role to take on more direct client contact. This is not a sales role, and no commercial decision is made without management's sign-off.

Trusted to work independently on the estimating and quoting workflow and exercise judgement on scope and pricing questions within agreed rates — but genuinely understanding an instruction, plan or piece of feedback, and asking a clarifying question rather than guessing or agreeing by default, matters more in this role than in most.

Keeping the client happy sits behind every part of this role — even while quote submission stays with management at the start, the accuracy, turnaround and professionalism of the work behind the scenes is what keeps the client relationship strong.

Plans are checked against the job schedule and any discrepancies are caught before quoting, not after

Quotes are accurate, complete and out the door within agreed turnaround times, with minimal rework

Instructions and feedback are genuinely understood — questions are asked early rather than assumptions being made and found out later

Supplier pricing is current and chased proactively, with clear margins worked out before management sees the quote

Management is brought genuine exceptions, not routine questions they shouldn't need to see

The client stays happy — quotes are accurate and on time, and nothing management has to fix or apologise for after the fact

An engineering background — ideally civil engineering, or an architectural/design background with hands-on experience on “horizontal works” (roads, pathways, or council/civil infrastructure projects)

5+ years' experience as an Estimator — this is a senior hire, not a junior one, and should not need heavy day-to-day supervision

Confident, independent reading of civil/road design drawings and schedules

Hands-on daily experience using Adobe (for takeoff and markup of drawings) and Excel (for recording quantities and building quotes)

Able to work full time on hours aligned to Australian business hours (AEST)

Very good communication — clear, accurate written and spoken English, and the confidence to ask a clarifying question rather than agreeing by default when something isn't fully understood

A genuine focus on keeping the client happy — professional, reliable and responsive in how work and communication are handled, even while working behind the scenes at the start

Accurate, methodical takeoff and quantity calculation

High attention to detail — an error in a quote translates directly into lost margin or a lost job

Able to work independently on the estimating and quoting workflow while keeping client-facing communication with management in the early months

Own computer/laptop capable of running Adobe and large drawing files smoothly (16GB RAM or more recommended), and a private home office setup suitable for full-time remote work

Sales aptitude or commercial awareness — comfortable spotting and flagging an opportunity in something a client mentions (nice to have, not a requirement — this is not a sales role)

Prior estimating experience with road safety barriers or similar civil/road infrastructure products

Experience working with Australian clients, councils, builders or construction companies — a bonus, not a substitute for the engineering background above

Familiarity with estimating or takeoff software beyond Adobe and Excel