About your new role

Are you a meticulous, forward-thinking professional with a passion for numbers and project success? Join the City of Gold Coast’s Infrastructure team and play a vital role in delivering value across the entire project lifecycle! As an Estimator, you'll be at the heart of each project, ensuring accurate and realistic cost estimates that directly influence project decisions, timelines, and financial outcomes.

Responsibilities Include:

• From project inception to closure, your expertise in preparing cost estimates will help guide the direction and success of each project. Your insights will directly influence key decisions that shape the future of our projects.
• Work closely with contractors, architects, engineers, and suppliers to gather up-to-date pricing data, assess cost estimates, and ensure our projects are financially sound and aligned with market conditions.
• Continuously analyse and reconcile project costs, identifying variances and implementing cost-saving measures that drive greater efficiency.
• Play a pivotal role in reviewing and refining processes, policies, and best practices that ensure we remain at the forefront of quantity surveying and cost management. Your input will directly enhance our cost assurance functions and overall project quality.
• While working independently, you'll also have the opportunity to guide and support junior staff, helping them grow and excel in their roles.

We're looking for people who have:

• Qualification in Engineering, Construction Management or Quantity Surveying or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in an estimating/ quantity surveying role.
• Knowledge of various building trades, civil trades, and specialist trades to effectively measure and price all works associated with municipal infrastructure.
• Knowledge of estimating programs such as Cubit, Experts, and/or CostX .
• Experience in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure and effectively prioritise based on ever changing business needs.
• Organisational, time management and prioritising skills.
• Good communication skills, both verbally & written.

Be part of shaping the Gold Coast's future

The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.

We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia and we have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:

Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations

Personal and professional development courses

Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport

4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member

1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year

4% Certified Agreement pay rise due 16 October 2025

We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community. We're committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture.

How to apply

For more information, view the position brief by clicking the paperclip icon in the top right corner of this screen.

Click 'Apply' to submit your online application. Upload your Resume with a Cover Letter (of no more than 2 pages) outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes would allow you to achieve success in this role.

Documents needs to be less than 2MB in size and PDF format is preferred. If you encounter technical issues when applying, please email [email protected]

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.

Contact Person

Eric Sim

Contact

[email protected]

Closing Date

Sunday 8th June 2025

Please note applications for all of our vacancies close at 10.30pm on the listed closing date.

The City of Gold Coast is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are committed to supporting an environment where all employees, regardless of their differences or similarities, feel valued, respected and supported. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are encouraged to apply.