Civil Estimator (Remote / Offshore)

About the Role

We are hiring a Civil Estimator to conduct scoping, estimating, tendering, and commercial risk assessment of complex urban infrastructure and streetscape construction projects.

This is a fully remote, work-from-home role within our offshore team, supporting Citygreen's commercial project management and construction sector of the business. You will work closely with our Australian project managers, design team, and commercial leadership across daily collaboration hours.

You will prepare accurate, commercially sound estimates across a range of civil and landscape infrastructure works, including streetscape upgrades, stormwater systems, public domain projects, and integrated civil and landscape packages.

This is a senior role for an estimator who thinks like a constructor, project manager, and commercial risk manager — not just a take-off operator. You will directly influence project profitability, delivery success, and long-term client relationships.

What You'll Do

• Tender & Bid Management
• Review tender invitations, conduct go/no-go analysis, and assess contract conditions
• Manage tender timelines and submission schedules
• Coordinate subcontractor and supplier pricing
• Participate in tender interviews and clarification meetings (remotely)

Technical Scope Review

Interpret civil drawings, landscape drawings, engineering details, specifications, geotechnical reports, and stormwater plans
Identify missing details, design conflicts, and constructability risks
Resolve scope gaps between civil and landscape packages
Quantity Take-Offs & Pricing
Prepare detailed take-offs for excavation, disposal, drainage, aggregates, pavements, planting, irrigation, reinstatement, traffic management, and preliminaries
Develop pricing across labour, plant, materials, subcontractors, and overheads
Account for productivity factors, urban construction inefficiencies, and staged works impacts

Construction Methodology

Develop project-specific methodologies based on site access, staging, machinery sizing, utility risks, and live traffic environments
Translate how the job will actually be built into accurate pricing

Commercial Risk Management

Prepare clear exclusions, assumptions, clarifications, and qualifications
Identify risks around rock excavation, contaminated fill, service relocations, traffic control, after-hours work, access restrictions, and latent conditions
Supplier & Subcontractor Engagement
Source and evaluate pricing, lead times, and delivery risk
Compare alternative methodologies and negotiate where required
Proposal Preparation & Handover
Prepare professional quotations, tender submissions, methodology statements, and commercial submissions
Conduct structured handovers to delivery teams covering assumptions, key risks, and unresolved items

Working Arrangement

Reliable high-speed internet and a professional home office setup required
Daily collaboration hours overlapping with Australian business hours (AEST/AEDT)
Regular video meetings with onshore project, design, and commercial teams
Independent contractor engagement (standard offshore contractor terms)
Engagement may commence as casual (per-hour / per-project) and convert to full-time equivalent, subject to workload queue and demonstrated capacity
First 90 days include productivity and workload calibration

Requirements

Essential

3+ years of civil estimating experience
Experience pricing urban infrastructure, streetscape, or public domain projects, stormwater and roading infrastructure
Strong understanding of construction sequencing and methodology
Ability to interpret civil engineering documentation
Advanced Excel capability
Excellent written and verbal English communication
Proven ability to work effectively in a remote, cross-border team environment
Reliable high-speed internet and dedicated home workspace
Availability to work core hours overlapping with Australian business hours
Ability to estimate to Australian construction methodology and applicable standards (or demonstrable capacity to adapt quickly to them)

Software Proficiency

Essential

• Advanced Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, cost modelling)
• At least one professional estimating or take-off software platform (Bluebeam, CostX, Buildsoft, or equivalent)
• Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Teams)

Highly Desirable

• Bluebeam Revu — for digital take-offs and drawing markup
• CostX — for measurement and cost planning
• Buildsoft — for estimating and tender management
• AutoCAD or Civil 3D — for interpreting civil drawings
• PDF markup and collaboration tools
• Cloud-based file and project management platforms (SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox)
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, or similar

Bonus

• Experience with construction-specific ERP or job costing systems
• AI-assisted estimating or productivity tools

Highly Desirable Experience

• Streetscapes, landscape construction, or integrated civil/landscape packages
• Stormwater management, WSUD, or urban tree infrastructure
• Working with Australian, New Zealand, UK, or US-based civil or landscape contractors
• Prior offshore or remote contracting experience

Who You Are

• Commercially minded — you balance competitiveness, profitability, and risk
• Detail oriented — you know small ambiguities become large losses
• Technically curious — you investigate constructability and engineering intent
• Organised — you manage multiple tenders under tight deadlines
• Self-managing — you deliver consistently without close supervision
• A strong communicator — you write clearly, respond promptly, and raise issues early
• Collaborative — you work effectively across design, delivery, suppliers, and clients in a remote setting

Benefits

• Competitive offshore contractor rate (commensurate with experience)
• Fully remote, work-from-home arrangement
• Full training on Citygreen's proprietary systems, construction methodologies, and QA frameworks
• Exposure to high-profile urban infrastructure and green infrastructure projects in Australia and internationally
• Collaborative team environment across design, delivery, and commercial functions
• Long-term career development within a growing specialist business
• Standard offshore contractor engagement terms
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