Cost Estimator Manager

• Builds trusted and cooperative relationships across Sydney Water, Regional Delivery Consortia and external stakeholders
• Makes a difference to establishing a best-in-class, customer centred, client organisation
• Takes ownership of Cost Estimation and probity processes, ensuring compliance with legislation, statutes and codes of practice
• Develops and implements cost estimation standards, procedures and tools
• Seeks opportunities for ongoing continuous improvement to cost estimating processes
• Maintains an up to date knowledge of market conditions and market competitive costing
• Manages, guides and mentors Quantity Surveyors and Cost Estimators
• Genuine work / life balance
• Parramatta, Location 

Sydney Water has a proud heritage and progressive future. We see the world is changing and we are changing too. The surging population of Sydney is putting pressure on our natural resources, housing and infrastructure. In just 15 years, we can expect an extra 2.71 million people and over 570,000 new homes.

To enable this growth, we are commencing one of Australia’s biggest water programs. This is being implemented through the most dynamic delivery framework of our generation - Partnering for Success (P4S).

Our infrastructure capital program has already transformed and been recognised for excellence in delivery. That evolution is continuing through P4S. Technology enabled and enhanced processes, coupled with long term partnering contracts, are building a delivery platform for the future. We are improving collaboration and integration across the value chain, promoting innovation and flexibility to achieve outcomes that our customers value.

The role is accountable for ensuring that the cost estimating team provides a professional service to the project management and planning teams. The cost estimating team includes both Quantity Surveyors and Cost Estimators. The estimating manager leads this team to deliver high-quality, accurate and timely cost estimation services for all project and maintenance works. A significant contribution is to the development and approval of the NEC4 aligned Annual Integrated Works Program. Strong leadership is required to build a collaborative culture across the regionally dispersed and integrated teams, both within Sydney Water and the Regional Delivery Consortiums.  

The role is accountable for the development, implementation and maintenance of a robust Project Cost Estimation system, associated databases and tools that provide the entire basis for market competitive pricing. The Estimating Manager must ensure delivery of high-quality information for project cost estimation and provide assurance across the project lifecycle, identifying systemic issues arising from estimating analysis across projects. 

To be a P4S Estimating Manager within Sydney Water, you will have the leadership skills, knowledge and experience to take own the outcomes of a regionally engaged, yet centre led, cost estimating team. To succeed you will have the skills to build strong partnerships, being fully aware of what it takes for outstanding provision of cost estimating services. As a confident communicator, you are a natural influencer who knows what it takes to make a team perform, developing and leveraging relationships across a broad internal and external stakeholder network. Demonstrating and expecting your team of professional Quantity Surveyors and Estimators to maintain honest and open interactions with others, plus an ethical approach to work, will be a norm. Keeping safety, public health and environment at the front of mind will be an inherent leadership trait.

You will have done your time in large scale infrastructure delivery cost estimating. This will be supported by the business acumen to know how to work within complex environments, ensuring your team gets the work done. Being able to champion Sydney Water goals and values and managing business risks is part of how you work. Confidence to confront difficult issues promptly and directly, and supporting your teams when they need assistance, is shown by your ability to make critical business decisions in a timely manner.  An ability to consider long-term implications of decisions whilst taking feedback from relevant parties is a key attribute.

You will be known for an involvement in the Quantity Surveying and cost estimating professional community, keeping future-based thinking part of your operational improvement desire. Continuously seeking areas to develop is coupled with an ability to lead change and strive for continuous improvement. Not only will delivery excellence be a passion, you will have the emotional intelligence to understand and support a high performing team. Keeping people to the fore, you will have an inherent skill to focus on enabling a team to succeed. Fully implementing thorough performance mentoring and coaching initiatives, you are passionate about providing opportunities for growth and development. Ongoing improvement and team excellence will be an expected standard of yours.

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.  

We want your perspective and ideas to help us find better ways to delight our customers, so we encourage you to apply no matter your age, sex or culture. You can be part of a committed, highly skilled team who’ll appreciate what you bring to the table. You’ll set and achieve real goals and make decisions that matter, as together we help shape the lifestyle of greater Sydney. 

As part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. We will also use your personal information to establish a LiveHire talent profile in our Talent Community. We look at our Talent Community first when new opportunities come up when you apply for a role.