Estimator - Steel

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager of Steel, this role will see you produce timely bids aligned with McNab's policies and individual client requirements, ensuring we secure new projects effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed quantity takeoff for structural steel elements (e.g., beams, columns, trusses) using CostX, ensuring all measurements are accurate and align with project specifications.
• Prepare competitive bids and cost plans while identifying and managing project risks and opportunities.
• Develop and foster strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to achieve optimal commercial outcomes.
• Work closely with project teams to leverage subcontractor relationships for the best pricing and ensure a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Implement rigorous quality control measures to ensure accuracy in all measurements and reporting.
• Train and manage overseas based take-off and measurement resources to ensure estimating quality and program is maintained.

About you

• Previous experience estimating in the steel industry
• Solid technical understanding of steel performance and quality requirements including familiarity with AS4100 and AS5131
• Have proven experience with Cost X and Estimate One.
• Understand the methodology for the erection of Structural Steel.
• Experience with measurement and estimating to ASMM and trade based format.
• Proven commercial and financial acumen with the ability to think strategically.
• Excellent problem-solving, influencing, verbal/written communication, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to efficiently present information intuitively and consciously.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Proven experience with managing direct reports.
• Established industry relationships (desirable)
• Experience with overseas procurement and fabrication (desirable)

With a dedicated Learning & Development team, we provide you with tailored training programs for both your personal and career growth. We are firm believers that investing in our people gets results, the opportunities at McNab are endless. 

About McNab

McNab is one of the largest Construction, Development and Property groups in Australia, with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year. Despite our growth and size, we've never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff, customers and all our stakeholders. Success for us isn't about awards or growth, it's when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a McNab T-Shirt on weekends!

We genuinely care. We make it easy. We deliver certainty.

This is our promise - to our clients, and everyone we deal with. Delivering on these three things really, really well is what drives us at McNab. Everything we do, from recruiting and training to performance and promotion, centres around this promise.

We leverage the entire McNab Group to deliver certainty for our clients at a time of unprecedented uncertainty in the industry. And our approach works. From delivering our own property developments, to manufacturing our own building products, and a plethora of aligned businesses, your career at McNab goes well beyond traditional construction roles.

McNab benefits:

• Birthday leave.
• Annual health and fitness subsidy.
• Parental leave program.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program.
• Internal development opportunities through tailored training programs.

This is an outstanding opportunity to build a strong career with a reputable construction company that genuinely cares about the development of all staff - if this is something you want to be a part of APPLY NOW!