Expression of Interest - Senior Manager, Estimating Sydney, NSW, Australia and 1 Posted on 06/1[...]

Expression of Interest - Senior Manager, Estimating

Sydney, NSW, Australia and 1 more

Job Description

CIMIC Group is seeking a Senior Manager Estimatingto join its Risk, Commercial and PreContracts team. This role provides strategic and technical leadership for estimating activities across major tenders for an Operating Company (OpCo), ensuring robust, competitive and risk‑informed tender estimates are developed to support disciplined bid decisions and successful project outcomes.

About the Role

This role reports to the Head of Pre-Contracts & Risk and key responsibilities include:

Lead and oversee the development of robust, accurate and competitive tender estimates

Ensure tender estimates fully reflect project scope, methodology, risk and opportunity

Ensure estimates are appropriately market tested with the supply chain wherever possible

Where estimates contain first principle estimates, ensure that any productivity assumptions are based on benchmark data wherever possible

Provide functional leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to bid‑level estimators (dotted line)

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Pre-contracts and Estimating functions

Support integration of estimating with planning, commercial and risk disciplines

Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent tertiary qualification

Extensive experience leading estimates on major construction and infrastructure projects

Strong understanding of construction methodologies, cost drivers and delivery risks

Demonstrated success in major tender development and bid execution

• High level commercial acumen and risk awareness


• Strong capability in supply chain engagement and market testing of costs


• Ability to critically review and challenge estimates at executive level


• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication skills

About CIMIC Group

CIMIC Group is a leading international contractor delivering major projects that shape communities, support economic growth and create long-term value.

Our mission is to generate sustainable returns for our shareholders while delivering outstanding results for our clients and providing safe, rewarding and fulfilling careers for our people. We live by our core principles—integrity, accountability, innovation and delivery—underpinned by safety.

Our people are highly valued and are committed to excellence across all aspects of our operations.

About You – Qualifications & Experience

To be successful, you will bring:

Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent tertiary qualification

Extensive experience leading estimates on major construction and infrastructure projects

Strong understanding of construction methodologies, cost drivers and delivery risks

Demonstrated success in major tender development and bid execution

In addition

• High level commercial acumen and risk awareness


• Strong capability in supply chain engagement and market testing of costs


• Ability to critically review and challenge estimates at executive level


• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication skills

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a leading global organisation delivering iconic projects


• Work within a high-performing and collaborative finance team


• Exposure to complex, large-scale financial operations


• Career development opportunities across the CIMIC Group

Job Info

• Job Identification 3870


• Job Category Risk, Controls and Assurance


• Locations Sydney, NSW, Australia Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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