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We live our values, respect, integrity, innovation, collaboration, excellence, and trust.\nThe Role\nWith a national delivery capability, Lendlease Construction provides innovative and industry-leading project management, design and construction services driven by sector focused knowledge and experience. We push boundaries and embrace challenges. Our clients come to us when it’s important to handle complexity, drive diversity, offer strategic and long-term value, and to create innovative and sustainable solutions.\nLendlease have an exciting career opportunity to join our National Services Cost Planning team to help drive our current and upcoming pipeline of work around the country.\nAs a Cost Planner / Estimator you will report to the Services Cost Planning and Estimating Manager and will be responsible for providing cost planning support, specialising in building services trades (Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Fire, Technologies, and Vertical Transport).\nThe role will entail the following key responsibilities\nCreate and manage services trade budgets.\n\nPrepare detailed measures and estimates.\n\nCollate data analytics and benchmarking.\n\nProvide cost support for value engineering and option management.\n\nParticipate in services procurement strategies to drive competitive outcomes.\n\nAssess commercial opportunities and risks.\n\nEngage and maintain relationships with internal and external Clients, Partners, Consultants, Subcontractors and Suppliers.\n\nLead and manage the tender analysis and cost vetting process of services subcontractor tender returns.\n\nBe actively engaged in collaborative tender processes.\n\nProvide cost planning assistance for Sustainable initiatives and emerging technologies.\n\nAbout you\nRelevant tertiary qualifications and technical post tertiary qualifications, combined with Cost Planning / Estimating / Quantity Surveying experience.\n\nSpecialist experience in building services trades (Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Fire, Technologies, and Vertical Transport).\n\nExperience with estimating platforms such as CostX.\n\nFirst class decision making and influencing skills.\n\nLeadership and problem-solving skills.\n\nAbility to act professionally and build trust, partnerships, and relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.\n\nAbility to work collaboratively and autonomously, in a fast-paced environment.\n\nAbout us\nHealth & Well-being program, including well-being leave to relax and recharge, health assessments, and gym/exercise discounts.\n\nBalance your career and personal life with work flexibility, purchase additional annual leave and extensive family support benefits.\n\n3x extra Wellbeing days per year (on top of annual leave)\n\nLarge pipeline of project work for career development and growth opportunities\n\nBonus scheme, Employee Share Acquisition program and options for salary sacrificing.\n\nIf you feel this position is suited to your skills, experience, and career aspirations, please apply on the link now or reach out to Jeremy on \nVisit www.lendlease.com/careers for additional opportunities.\nAt Lendlease we offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equitable treatment and equitable opportunity are just the norm. We value the unique experiences, perspectives and aspirations that every candidate brings. Lendlease remains committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.\nOur commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in a range of initiatives, including our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, which guides our partnership with First Nations peoples to advance reconciliation, create opportunities, and support thriving communities through First Nations-led city shaping.\nLendlease welcomes applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage. 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