Confluence Water, a Downer, Ventia and Jacobs Joint Venture, is one of three regional consortia delivering design, construction, maintenance and facilities management services for Sydney Water. As the North Delivery team, we stretch from Sydney Harbour to the Hawkesbury River, including the Hills Shire. Confluence Water is Sydney Water’s partner responsible for the delivery of an unprecedented pipeline of capital works as part of a 10-year program.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Estimator to work alongside other estimators in all aspects of tender estimate preparation from commencement to completion. The role involves pricing activities and preparing first-principles estimates, while developing your skills in water infrastructure construction estimating.
Reporting to the Lead Estimator, this is a permanent role with a hybrid work arrangement. You will be part of a collaborative, close-knit team.

• Attend kick-off and design handover meetings.
• Review tender documents including design drawings (preliminary, concept, detailed design, IFC, WAE, and redline mark-ups), scope of works, construction methodology, project program, specifications, reports, and other associated documents.
• Identify missing information from tender documents, create and populate a register of missing information, and discuss with stakeholders, designers, and the project delivery team.
• Prepare estimating and pricing activities.
• Perform quantity take-offs and produce bill of quantities.
• Source pricing from suppliers and specialty contractors.
• Follow up, help evaluate subcontract tenders, undertake tender clarifications, update pricing, and help finalise both direct and indirect target costs.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, estimators, and other stakeholders to gain insights into the project’s goals and objectives.
• Use Candy estimating software to prepare first principles estimates.
• Attend internal reviews and present estimates for the project delivery team and management.
• Coordinate with project delivery team and provide appropriate responses to internal & external reviewers’ clarifications on cost estimates.
• Prepare target cost related documents for tender submission.