03/08/2021
A great opportunity to be involved in the construction of a wide variety of civil works across New Zealand including subdivisions, commercial site works, landscaping, and drainage.
BCG Civil Limited is a West Auckland-based civil contractor with projects in subdivisions, commercial site works, landscaping, and drainage however due to the growth, we are now looking for a Civil Estimator.
With an enviable workload of projects in the wider Auckland area, we now require a Civil Estimator to join our team.
You will work closely with the project team, subcontractors, and key project stakeholders managing all commercial concepts, practices, and procedures from project commencement through to completion. You must have a good understanding of commercial contract law, drafting subcontract agreements, assessing payment claims and variations, enforcing adherence to contractual terms, and risk management. Keeping yourself up to date with current industry trends as well as new design and construction technology will be important to you and us.
Your day-to-day duties will include (not limited to):
Estimating for all Civil projects including Tendering, full proposals/packages, budgeting, and subcontractor requirements.
Reviewing contract terms and conditions to ensure contractual adherence and protection of risk.
Negotiating favorable outcomes with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers
Risk management and problem-solving
Procurement of subcontractors
Compiling Subcontract agreements
Assessing payment claims and variations.
Measuring, estimating and valuing variation claims.
Establishing rates from first principles
Compiling and submission of variation claims
Monthly cost reporting and accurate cost forecasting
Managing relationships with clients and key project stakeholders
Pricing and Winning work for BCG Civil
Client liaison / engagement
Skills and Attributes:
You are a self-starter, NZ experienced Civil Estimator
Be a solid operator, with proven experience in a similar role is preferred.
Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively to achieve financial outcomes for the company.
Solid understanding of NZS3910:2013, conditions of contract
We seek a strongly numerate person who can do basic trig calculations but importantly can think things through in real terms and use their intuition to identify potential snags in jobs.
Sound knowledge of New Zealand construction techniques and processes
Experience in tendering construction projects and preparation of quotations
Ability to review and interpret contract requirements from plans to prepare estimates accurately and effectively.
Negotiation skills to identify and select the competitive supplier and subcontractors’ prices and maintain robust relationships
You will have knowledge in tendering projects, doing ‘take-offs’, identifying and pricing variations, and an ability to learn our clients’ systems.
Be willing to go the extra mile with a can-do attitude.
What's on offer:
The work-life balance you needed (No weekend work)
Opportunity to develop and grow your career across a diverse range of trades with a growing company.
Part of a small successful business in a senior role
BCG Civil Ltd is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
You must be currently legally entitled to work in NZ to apply for this position.
Sounds like you? If you have a question, please contact Briar on 0211960094.
