Senior Estimator (Temporary Opportunity up to 15 Months)
Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW
Job category: Projects
Job location:
Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500
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Job reference number: 110659
Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time
Salary range: $151636.0-$165713.0
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You may have been part of some big projects before, but this work is legacy-building.
You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.
In this role, you'll:
As a Senior Estimator, you will play a critical role in developing competitive project estimates, supporting project planning activities, and providing specialist advice to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and cost effectively. You'll collaborate with project managers, engineers, and other estimators, and drive continuous improvement in estimating practices and commercial outcomes.
More specifically you will:
- Prepare accurate and competitive estimates for infrastructure projects and maintenance works.
- Provide specialist estimating advice to support project planning and delivery.
- Analyse risks, project schedules, and project details to support sound assumptions when producing estimates.
- Undertake project performance reviews and compare actual costs with past estimates and promote continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain estimating databases, including items such as resource rates and productivity rates to support estimate accuracy and future project success.
- Conduct market research and gather industry intelligence to identify innovations, efficiencies and best practices.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver high-quality project outcomes.
Office Location: Base location flexible within Southern Region (NSW). Fulltime temporary assignment opportunity up to 15 months.
For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.
About you
You are a highly experienced estimator with strong commercial acumen and a proven ability to develop detailed estimates for civil infrastructure works. Your technical expertise is complemented by excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, allowing you to build productive relationships and deliver commercially sound outcomes in a complex environment.
You have appropriate tertiary qualifications or demonstrated, relevant, equivalent professional experience relative to the role.
You are willing to travel on occasions and be away from home at times to facilitate project needs.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in estimating road, bridge and/or traffic infrastructure maintenance projects.
- Strong ability to prepare strategic, concept, and detailed estimates from first principles.
- Experience using estimating, project planning and information management systems.
- Proven capability to analyse risks and evaluate project requirements.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across geographically dispersed teams and diverse stakeholder groups.
- Ability to identify process improvements and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Practical knowledge of Work Health and Safety legislation and quality management principles.
Who we are
Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.
Join us
Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.
Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy
Apply today
Applications close 11:59 PM Sunday 30 August 2026
For more information about this role, please contact
[email protected].
Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.
Learn more about how to apply via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW
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