Senior Estimator

About the Role

ADENCO is looking for an experienced Senior Estimator to lead the pricing of complex civil construction and mining infrastructure projects across our operations. Using first-principles estimation and industry-leading software, you'll take ownership of tender strategy from opportunity through to submission — reviewing project plans, attending site visits, and building robust, auditable cost models in collaboration with clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.

This is a senior, client-facing role with genuine leadership scope: you'll mentor and provide quality oversight to our Estimators and Junior Estimators, act as a key escalation point across the estimating function, and help shape how ADENCO prices and wins work going forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Own timely completion of tenders and project budget submissions, including large-scale and strategically significant works
• Lead technical support to the operations team across multiple concurrent projects
• Manage the tender estimate system, ensuring models are robust, auditable, and consistently applied
• Lead and participate in tender site visits, including client-facing presentations
• Review and quality-check estimates prepared by Estimators and Junior Estimators
• Lead preparation and review of Contract Variations
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, subcontractors, builders, and suppliers
• Provide structured leadership, coaching, and development to the estimating team
• Contribute to estimating strategy, pricing benchmarks, and continuous improvement of processes and tools

About You — Essential

• Accredited qualification in Civil Engineering
• 8+ years' experience executing Civil Construction and Mining scopes of work (pipelines experience preferred), including experience delivering work as a contractor
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring an estimating function or team, including review and sign-off of others' estimates
• Demonstrated track record securing and delivering large-scale or complex civil/mining tenders
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Strong business acumen, negotiation skills, and stakeholder management ability
• Strong leadership, supervision, and team management skills

About You — Desirable

• Corporate membership with an Australian Engineering Peak Body (e.g. AusIMM, Engineers Australia)
• Advanced working knowledge of Candy (RIB CCS)