Requisition/Vacancy No\. 117063BR
**Position Title** Senior Estimator
**Job Category** Quantity Surveying
**Business Line** Program, Cost, Consultancy
**Office Region** New Zealand
**Office Location** NZ \- Auckland
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Program, Cost, Consultancy**
We provide cost and project management services, and specialist consultancy services, to public\- and private\-sector clients around the world, with a strong presence in Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East and the United States\.
**Job Summary**
**The Opportunity**
This is a rare opportunity to join our Program, Cost, Consultancy team, with a long history and enviable track record, based in our highly acclaimed Auckland office\.
Reporting to the Estimating Lead, you will be responsible for:
+ Serving as a leader and technical expert in estimating\. guidance and support\. to junior members of the team\.
+ Apply practical field experience and constructability expertise to the development of conceptual estimates when minimal design drawings and information are available\.
+ Review and contribute to the development of design and contract documentation\.
+ Help identify risk areas and participate in mitigation planning\.
+ Estimate cost and cumulative impact of proposed design or construction changes\.
+ Develop estimates in the accuracy and level of detail required for the intended purpose of the estimate\.
+ Value Engineering\.
+ Seismic Structural Upgrade estimates\.
+ Taking an active part in post tender interviews, presentations and negotiations with contractors\.
+ Working with the pre\-construction team during design and tender phases to ensure the requirements of the Client are addressed\.
**Minimum Requirements**
**About You**
You will already be operating at a senior estimator level and will be a natural team player who is solution and relationship focused, and highly driven to achieve successful outcomes for our clients\. You will have garnered a solid reputation in the market through your work within a contractor or consultancy and will be looking to apply this within a high performing team at a leading consultancy\.
You will need to be able to demonstrate:
+ At least 12 years’ experience in estimating, of which a significant amount will have been in the New Zealand market\.
+ Proven track record as an estimator or cost consultant with strong cost estimating skill set\.
+ Broad estimating background within the commercial property construction sector\.
+ Excellent communication skills\.
+ Full working knowledge of estimating software systems \(e\.g\. Cato, CostX, etc\)\.
+ Client facing and confident at all levels\.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Experience in the New Zealand market preferred\.
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer\.
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