Head of Estimating / Senior Estimator

Fantastic opportunity for an Estimator looking for a new challenge, to join this national organization as Head of Estimating / Senior Estimator!

• Not a number! Feel like a valued member of the team!
• Strong pipelines for 3+ years - established systems and structure.
• Excellent opportunity to step into a new challenge with a national organisation!

Company Summary:

I've partnered exclusively with a highly respected national organisation with over 30 years of proven success delivering projects, specialising in the commercial project market. My client has already had a successful start to 2026 with multiple project wins and gearing up for a busy year, with work secured for 2029 and beyond.

They operate across a range of delivering methods and they are looking for someone with proven experience within the Commercial construction industry, specialising in the fit out. Project sectors include industrial and self-storage facilities.

My client is a looking for an experienced Estimator to join their Brisbane team for the role of Head of Estimating due to recent project wins and growth. Central office location.

Familiarity with the industrial sector, self-storage facilities, or commercial fit out environments is highly desirable.

*Even if you don't know if you're 100% what this role requires, please apply anyway. This is a niche position, and the client is really looking for the right person for their team long term.

Key Skills, Experience, & Abilities:

• 3 + years of experience as an Estimator.
• Familiarity with the industrial sector, self-storage facilities, or commercial fit out environments is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to interrupt plans, specifications and scope documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and estimating software (Revit, Bluebeam).
• Estimation experience with commercial fit outs, security systems, construction or general building maintain is highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal skills for managing relationships across multiple stakeholders and internal teams.
• Ability to effectively lead a small team and ensure performance standards meet or exceed company expectations.
• Ability to leverage previous experience to improve team accuracy and efficiency.
• Team leadership experience desirable but not essential.

Ideal traits the successful candidate will have:

• Team player who loves a challenge!
• Ready to take that next step in their career!
• Positive, "can-do" attitude.
• Strong past tenure with employers.
• Experience in leading teams and mentoring others (highly desirable).

My favourite thing about this organisation is their genuine care for their employees and maintaining an excellent team culture.

With an organisation with pipelines as strong as the guys - the sky is the limit for your career! Structured career development reviews designed to ensure everyone is on the right path.

These guys are big on team players and collaboration! There is no "I" in team - everyone is working together to achieve and kick goals.

With a strong pipeline of work already under construction and due to company growth, they are looking for an experienced Estimator to join the team in their Brisbane office for the Head of Estimating position.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is a natural-born leader, self-motivated, confident, honest, reliable, and looking to grow their career to step into this role.

Your Requirements:

• Trade or tertiary qualifications in construction, building services, or similar.
• Excellent communication & relationship building skills with various stakeholders (clients, architects, consultants, subcontractors etc.)
• Local experience and relationships with consultants and subcontractors
• Ideally 3+ years in a similar role and industry experience running your own projects between $200K - $10m+

Your Rewards:

• Attractive salary package $120K - $140K+ super dependant on experience.
• Fun & friendly working environment with an open-door policy to Senior Management
• Exposure to technically challenging projects with large footprints.
• Flexible working environment.
• Fully supported personal development plans and opportunity to progress your career.
• Regular team events.
• Strong connected and collaborative team culture.
• Opportunities to travel interstate (and potentially internationally) to conferences and industry events.

• *Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted - thank you. *

In the past 5 years we have been extremely humbled to have placed over 14,000 people into meaningful employment. This equates to 21 lives enhanced every day!

Sinead Disaya | sdisaya@marble.com.au | 07 3183 2200

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