Cost Estimator (m/f), Auckland in Auckland, Auckland

Construction Work

Your tasks:
- Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
- Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or to effect cost reduction
- Visit site and record information about access, drainage and topography, and availability of services such as water and electricity
- Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work
- Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops
Your skills:
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
- Talking to others to convey information effectively
- Monitoring/assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
- Writing computer programs for various purposes
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
Location
Auckland
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