AddressOrbit Homes, a leading residential builder on the East Coast currently has an opportunity to join our team. We only employ those who share our core values, along with our passion for delivering outstanding quality homes and great customer service.
We build every home as we would build for our family.
Located in Ascot Vale, Victoria, we have an opportunity for an experienced Building
Estimator to join our team.
The Production Estimators primary purpose is to produce a clean BOQ for the construction team. The role will focus on ensuring problem solving in several forms is addressed with a focus on innovate the way we estimate and produce clean production jobs for construction team.
Skill attributes
- Develop and estimate BOQ using first principals from a master plan
- Develop and estimate from an existing BOQ and amend to suit client changes
- Read and interpret construction details for BOQ’s
- Problem solving and creative thinking to develop ideas to improve production estimates
- Amend and change BOQ’s as required when changes happen within the business or industry so all BOQ’s are fluid and upto date.
- Populate Purchase orders
- Service your BOQ throughout the build process
- Cataloging and tracking different queries and concerns based on cost center, suppliers , feedback on BOQ’s
- Compete take offs and estimate all parts of a detached home to ensure correct quantities are produced for construction
- Reading and interpreting engineering, property information and other documents relating to the build
- Communicate changes and update internal stakeholders of work and state of play
- Works well as being part of the team
- Develop assemblies for common construction issues
- Mark up plans, BOQ’s and purchase orders to identify where issues occur
- Reviewing master plan drawings, details and construction plans to identify root cause issues
- Knowledge of NCC and Australian standards building practices
- Time management skills and ability to work under pressure
- Onsite visits to inspect and investigate on site issues
- Achieve targets whilst maintaining a high standard of quality
Knowledge / Skill and competencies
- Well-developed construction and problem-solving skills
- Construction knowledge of detached housing
- NCC and Australian Standards
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a strong team
- Strong relationship building skills with expertise in the effective management of diverse internal and external stakeholder groups
- Professional communication skills
- Dispute Resolution skills
- Strong time management skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Minimum intermediate level computer literacy, including the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), and well as other applications (e.g. CRM software).
Orbit Homes will offer you:
• A competitive salary
• Regular social activities
• A supportive and fun workplace culture.
Please apply to ****@orbithomes.com.au if you are ready to join a winning team and deliver
a great result for our customers.
