Commercial Electrical estimator

Posted 4 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

Commercial Electrical Estimator — Full-Time, Long-Term (Australian Electrical & Security Contractor) **About us** We're an established Australian electrical and security integration company delivering commercial projects across construction, education, and healthcare. We're growing our estimating capability and looking for a skilled electrical estimator to join us full-time on an ongoing basis. **The role** You'll prepare accurate, competitive tenders for electrical and security fit-out and infrastructure projects. Day to day, this includes: - Quantity take-offs from electrical, communications, and security drawings - Reviewing scopes of works and specifications to confirm inclusions and exclusions - Pricing labour, materials, and subcontractor packages - Sending requests for quotes to suppliers and subcontractors and levelling responses - Building and maintaining estimate workbooks and tender submissions - Flagging risks, ambiguities, and missing information for the estimating lead **What we're looking for** - Proven experience estimating electrical (and ideally security/comms) construction projects - Confident reading and interpreting electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, and specifications - Strong take-off skills using PDF mark-up tools (e.g. Bluebeam) and Excel - Familiarity with estimating/job-management software — experience with Simpro is a strong plus - Excellent written English and attention to detail - Familiarity with Australian standards (AS/NZS 3000) and the local market is highly regarded **Commitment & hours** - Full-time, ~40 hours/week, long-term ongoing engagement - Reliable overlap with Australian Eastern business hours (Sydney/AEST) **To apply** Please include: 1. A short summary of your electrical estimating experience 2. Examples of project types and values you've estimated 3. The estimating tools/software you've used To confirm you've read this, start your reply with the word "VOLTAGE."

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $17.00

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    $39.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Complex project
    Project Type

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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Construction Estimating
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:15 to 20
  • Last viewed by client:last week
  • Hires:
    2
  • Interviewing:
    6
  • Invites sent:
    5
  • Unanswered invites:
    2
About the client
Member since Jun 20, 2026
  • AUS
    Miranda1:01 PM
  • $210 total spent
    2 hires, 2 active
  • Manufacturing & Construction
    Mid-sized company (10-99 people)

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