onstruction Estimator – High-Growth Australian Company | Remote | Immediate Start
Role Name: Construction Estimator
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours per week); overlap with Australian Eastern Standard Time business hours
Client Timezone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)
Client Overview: Join a rapidly expanding Australian landscape and construction company generating $600-700K monthly revenue across diverse project types. This established business specializes in landscape maintenance, construction projects, and building renovations, with a growing portfolio of detailed planning work including tree planning and vegetation projects. The company values expertise and maintains strong client relationships through quality delivery.
Job Description: You’ll become the right-hand estimating expert for a successful Australian construction company experiencing tremendous growth. This role puts you at the center of diverse, interesting projects where your estimating skills directly impact business success. You’ll work closely with the Director of Building Services, taking ownership of the entire estimating process from takeoffs to client presentations, while helping streamline operations for a company that’s scaling rapidly.
Responsibilities:
- Perform accurate quantity takeoffs from construction and landscaping plans using Bluebeam and other industry software
- Read and interpret architectural drawings, specifications, and project documentation across multiple project types
- Coordinate with subcontractors to obtain competitive pricing and project details
- Prepare comprehensive estimates and professional proposals for client presentation
- Support project scoping through photo analysis and measurement interpretation when detailed plans aren’t available
- Manage multiple estimates simultaneously across landscape maintenance, construction, and building renovation projects
- Collaborate directly with the Director and projects coordinator to ensure seamless project flow
- Handle diverse project types including tree planning, vegetation work, and general building maintenance
- Deliver estimates that support $600-700K monthly revenue operations
Requirements:
- Proven experience in construction or landscape estimating with strong takeoff skills
- Proficiency reading and interpreting construction plans, specifications, and technical drawings
- Advanced skills in Bluebeam or similar takeoff software
- Experience coordinating with subcontractors and obtaining competitive pricing
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in quantity calculations
- Excellent communication skills for client-facing estimate presentations
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Bonus if you have quantity surveying credentials or formal estimating qualifications
- It helps if you have experience with landscape or renovation projects specifically
Why Join This Team?:
- Work directly with company leadership on high-impact projects that drive business growth
- Join a profitable, rapidly scaling company with $600-700K monthly revenue
- Enjoy variety across landscape, construction, and renovation project types
- Opportunity for professional growth as the company continues expanding operations
- Flexible remote work arrangement with modern tools and software
- Become an integral part of a successful team that values expertise and quality delivery