About Citygreen

Citygreen PROJECTS delivers some of the most technically complex urban infrastructure and streetscape projects in the market — work that sits at the intersection of civil construction, landscape architecture, and environmental performance. We work with councils, Tier 1 and Tier 2 builders, civil contractors, and landscape contractors to shape how cities integrate trees, stormwater, and public space with built infrastructure.

About The Role

We are hiring a Civil Estimator to conduct scoping, estimating, tendering, and commercial risk assessment of complex urban infrastructure and streetscape construction projects.

This is a fully remote, work-from-home role within our offshore team, supporting Citygreen's commercial project management and construction sector of the business. You will work closely with our Australian project managers, design team, and commercial leadership across daily collaboration hours.

You will prepare accurate, commercially sound estimates across a range of civil and landscape infrastructure works, including streetscape upgrades, stormwater systems, public domain projects, and integrated civil and landscape packages.

This is a senior role for an estimator who thinks like a constructor, project manager, and commercial risk manager — not just a take-off operator. You will directly influence project profitability, delivery success, and long-term client relationships.

What You'll Do

Tender & Bid Management

Review tender invitations, conduct go/no-go analysis, and assess contract conditions
Manage tender timelines and submission schedules
Coordinate subcontractor and supplier pricing
Participate in tender interviews and clarification meetings (remotely)

Technical Scope Review

Interpret civil drawings, landscape drawings, engineering details, specifications, geotechnical reports, and stormwater plans
Identify missing details, design conflicts, and constructability risks
Resolve scope gaps between civil and landscape packages

Quantity Take-Offs & Pricing

Prepare detailed take-offs for excavation, disposal, drainage, aggregates, pavements, planting, irrigation, reinstatement, traffic management, and preliminaries
Develop pricing across labour, plant, materials, subcontractors, and overheads
Account for productivity factors, urban construction inefficiencies, and staged works impacts

Construction Methodology

Develop project-specific methodologies based on site access, staging, machinery sizing, utility risks, and live traffic environments
Translate how the job will actually be built into accurate pricing

Commercial Risk Management

Prepare clear exclusions, assumptions, clarifications, and qualifications
Identify risks around rock excavation, contaminated fill, service relocations, traffic control, after-hours work, access restrictions, and latent conditions

Supplier & Subcontractor Engagement

Source and evaluate pricing, lead times, and delivery risk
Compare alternative methodologies and negotiate where required

Proposal Preparation & Handover

Prepare professional quotations, tender submissions, methodology statements, and commercial submissions
Conduct structured handovers to delivery teams covering assumptions, key risks, and unresolved items

Working Arrangement

Reliable high-speed internet and a professional home office setup required
Daily collaboration hours overlapping with Australian business hours (AEST/AEDT)
Regular video meetings with onshore project, design, and commercial teams
Independent contractor engagement (standard offshore contractor terms)
Engagement may commence as casual (per-hour / per-project) and convert to full-time equivalent, subject to workload queue and demonstrated capacity
First 90 days include productivity and workload calibration

Requirements

Essential

3+ years of civil estimating experience
Experience pricing urban infrastructure, streetscape, or public domain projects, stormwater and roading infrastructure
Strong understanding of construction sequencing and methodology
Ability to interpret civil engineering documentation
Advanced Excel capability
Excellent written and verbal English communication
Proven ability to work effectively in a remote, cross-border team environment
Reliable high-speed internet and dedicated home workspace
Availability to work core hours overlapping with Australian business hours
Ability to estimate to Australian construction methodology and applicable standards (or demonstrable capacity to adapt quickly to them)

Software Proficiency

Essential

Advanced Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, cost modelling)
At least one professional estimating or take-off software platform (Bluebeam, CostX, Buildsoft, or equivalent)
Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Teams)

Highly Desirable

Bluebeam Revu — for digital take-offs and drawing markup
CostX — for measurement and cost planning
Buildsoft — for estimating and tender management
AutoCAD or Civil 3D — for interpreting civil drawings
PDF markup and collaboration tools
Cloud-based file and project management platforms (SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox)
Familiarity with project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, or similar

Bonus

Experience with construction-specific ERP or job costing systems
AI-assisted estimating or productivity tools

Highly Desirable Experience

Streetscapes, landscape construction, or integrated civil/landscape packages
Stormwater management, WSUD, or urban tree infrastructure
Working with Australian, New Zealand, UK, or US-based civil or landscape contractors
Prior offshore or remote contracting experience

Who You Are

Commercially minded — you balance competitiveness, profitability, and risk
Detail oriented — you know small ambiguities become large losses
Technically curious — you investigate constructability and engineering intent
Organised — you manage multiple tenders under tight deadlines
Self-managing — you deliver consistently without close supervision
A strong communicator — you write clearly, respond promptly, and raise issues early
Collaborative — you work effectively across design, delivery, suppliers, and clients in a remote setting

Benefits

Competitive offshore contractor rate (commensurate with experience)
Fully remote, work-from-home arrangement
Full training on Citygreen's proprietary systems, construction methodologies, and QA frameworks
Exposure to high-profile urban infrastructure and green infrastructure projects in Australia and internationally
Collaborative team environment across design, delivery, and commercial functions
Long-term career development within a growing specialist business
Standard offshore contractor engagement terms

Civil Estimator - AU Based (Remote / Offshore - Philippines)