Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer
Location: Eastwood | Onsite
Schedule: Monday to Friday | 6:30 AM to 3:30 PM PH
Job Summary
The Senior Electrical Estimator is responsible for managing the full estimating lifecycle for commercial and residential electrical projects. This role involves reviewing tender documentation, performing detailed quantity take-offs, preparing accurate cost estimates, evaluating tender opportunities, and ensuring a seamless handover of awarded projects to the Project Management team.
The successful candidate will play a critical role in securing profitable projects by delivering competitive, accurate, and commercially sound estimates while maintaining compliance with Australian construction and electrical industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
1. Estimating & Costing
- Review drawings, specifications, tender documents, and project requirements to determine scope and pricing requirements.
- Prepare accurate quantity take-offs, labour calculations, and project cost estimates.
- Develop detailed pricing proposals and estimate submissions for commercial and residential electrical projects.
- Identify project risks, assumptions, exclusions, and cost-saving opportunities.
- Ensure estimates are accurate, competitive, and aligned with company objectives.
- Maintain estimating records, pricing databases, and historical cost information.
2. Tender Management & Evaluation
- Manage the complete tender process from document review through final submission.
- Analyse tender opportunities and assess project feasibility, profitability, and resource requirements.
- Evaluate builders, tender packages, and project opportunities to determine bid suitability.
- Perform tender filtering and selection activities based on project criteria and business objectives.
- Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors to obtain pricing and supporting information.
- Prepare and compile tender documentation within required deadlines.
3. Scope Development & Project Handover
- Develop detailed scopes of work based on project specifications and tender requirements.
- Clearly document inclusions, exclusions, assumptions, and identified risks.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to validate pricing and scope accuracy.
- Complete comprehensive handovers of awarded projects to Project Managers.
- Provide clear communication of project budgets, assumptions, risks, and scope requirements.
- Support Project Managers during project commencement and transition phases.
4. Risk Analysis & Commercial Review
- Identify commercial, technical, and operational risks during the estimating process.
- Review project documentation for compliance with Australian construction and electrical standards.
- Recommend value engineering and cost optimisation opportunities where appropriate.
- Monitor supplier pricing, market trends, and industry conditions affecting project costs.
- Ensure all estimates align with company pricing strategies and commercial objectives.
5. Collaboration & Stakeholder Coordination
- Work closely with Project Managers, builders, suppliers, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
- Participate in tender review meetings and project planning discussions.
- Communicate pricing recommendations, tender outcomes, and estimating considerations effectively.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with key industry contacts.
- Provide estimating expertise and support across the project lifecycle.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in estimating and project management platforms such as GroundPlan, SimPro, EstimateOne, Procore, or similar software.
- Strong ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, specifications, and construction documentation.
- Experience conducting detailed quantity take-offs and preparing cost estimates.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong understanding of electrical materials, labour costing, project budgeting, and pricing methodologies.
- Knowledge of Australian construction standards, electrical regulations, and estimating practices.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Electrical Estimating, primarily within commercial construction projects.
- Exposure to residential electrical projects is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience managing the full estimating lifecycle, from tender review and take-offs through project handover.
- Proven experience in tender evaluation, builder assessment, and bid filtering.
- Experience working with Australian construction projects and electrical contracting environments preferred.
- Electrical Engineering degree, diploma, or equivalent qualification preferred.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of the estimating function with minimal supervision.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tenders and competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Commercially minded with strong risk assessment and decision-making abilities.
- Proven leadership capability and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
