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It offers broader ownership across cost planning, tender preparation, subcontractor engagement, procurement strategy, value management, commercial risk assessment, and project handover.\nThe successful candidate will prepare accurate and commercially sound estimates, review construction documentation, identify scope gaps and pricing risks, engage suppliers and subcontractors, and contribute to early project planning and buildability discussions. They will also help ensure projects are properly scoped, priced, procured, and handed over before moving into delivery.\nThis position is suited to someone with strong estimating fundamentals, commercial awareness, autonomy, and the confidence to ask the right questions. 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procurement timing, and subcontractor selection.\nSupport the transition from estimating into procurement, project mobilisation, and delivery.\nCommercial Review, Risk Management & Handover\nIdentify project risks, scope gaps, cost pressures, exclusions, and opportunities to improve margins.\nReview commercial construction contract requirements, including AS 4000 and ABIC-style agreements.\nWork with internal teams to ensure estimates are realistic, commercially sound, and deliverable.\nPrepare clear project handover documentation for project managers, contract administrators, and site teams.\nCommunicate key assumptions, risks, exclusions, subcontractor pricing, and procurement considerations.\nProvide commercial support during early project mobilisation when required.\nClient, Consultant & Stakeholder Engagement\nRepresent the business professionally in discussions with clients, consultants, and subcontractors.\nBuild trust through clear communication, practical construction 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