Estimator

at  Fulton Hogan

Job Posting End Date
July 31, 2024
Job Location
Fortitude Valley

Job Description

• Tier 1 Construction & Water Utilities contractor
• Permanent role with career progression
• Fortitude Valley location within a family values based business

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.
• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.
• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we’re locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.
• Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?
Join our dynamic team at Fulton Hogan Utilities as a Senior Civil Estimator for our Water Infrastructure Projects. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and mentor teams, work on large tenders, and engage in current program works under an ECI procurement model. Elevate your career with industry-relevant experience, ongoing skill development, and coaching. We also offer excellent employee benefits and pathways for further growth.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Use of first principles to develop accurate estimates for Utility based projects, primarily focusing on water, and wastewater treatment and distribution
• Obtain and review offers and quotes from subcontractors or vendors
• Build relationships with key stakeholders including subcontractors, suppliers, and design consultants
• Conduct research to gather data on labour costs, materials, production times, and more
• Liaise with designers and suppliers to obtain information and calculate costs
• Follow and reinforce our established estimating processes to ensure internal governance and provide senior management with confidence in the tender price presented.

How you’ll connect to the role:

• Proven experience, and track record as an Estimator in a tier 1 environment (alternatively experience working on-site in the waste water or utility industry)
• Experience pricing large and small Water / Waste Water projects – ideally involving Utility Infrastructure
• Familiarity with financial and project management principles
• Experience in using Expert Estimator is desired, but not a requirement
• Experience in estimating O&M rates based opportunities will also be highly regarded
• Alignment with our values of Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude & Leadership
• Adopting and driving Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely Culture

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone. If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.
For 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand.
We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to appl

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Use of first principles to develop accurate estimates for Utility based projects, primarily focusing on water, and wastewater treatment and distribution
• Obtain and review offers and quotes from subcontractors or vendors
• Build relationships with key stakeholders including subcontractors, suppliers, and design consultants
• Conduct research to gather data on labour costs, materials, production times, and more
• Liaise with designers and suppliers to obtain information and calculate costs
• Follow and reinforce our established estimating processes to ensure internal governance and provide senior management with confidence in the tender price presented

How you’ll connect to the role:

• Proven experience, and track record as an Estimator in a tier 1 environment (alternatively experience working on-site in the waste water or utility industry)
• Experience pricing large and small Water / Waste Water projects – ideally involving Utility Infrastructure
• Familiarity with financial and project management principles
• Experience in using Expert Estimator is desired, but not a requirement
• Experience in estimating O&M rates based opportunities will also be highly regarded
• Alignment with our values of Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude & Leadership
• Adopting and driving Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely Cultur