•Join the leading new home builder in NSW
•Exciting new Sales Estimating opportunity for McDonald Jones Homes
•Thornton Location: 12-month Contract
From architecturally designed first homes to luxurious residences, from multi-residential projects to investment properties, McDonald Jones Homes has grown and evolved to offer a range of building services that cater to diverse needs, goals and budgets and today we are recognised as one of Australia's leading builders of residential homes. We strive to set the benchmark in the new home building industry while ensuring that our people, both customers and staff, are at the centre of everything we do along the way.
We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group.
Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Our perks and benefits
We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:
•Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
•Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
•Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
•Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)
•Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
•AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
•A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
•Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
•A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
•NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
•Attractive remuneration
•And so much more!
About the opportunity:
The Sales Estimator works closely with the Sales Consultants, reports to the Sales Estimating Manager and is part of the MJH team. The key focus of this role is to accurately determine and calculate estimates of new quote requests. More specifically, you will:
•Estimating on a range of homes including single storey, split-level and double-storey designs
•Generation of site costs including cut/fill operations and dropped edge beam and/or dropped garage calculations
•Completion of sales tenders on registered and unregistered land utilising site inspection photos and reports, satellite photos and street view by near map
•Reading and interpreting construction plans checking of compliance and construction methodology
•Creation of pre-contract variation pricing and preparation of scope of works
•Appraisal of external reports to assist you in costing each project
•Liaise with various internal stakeholders
•Assist with other areas including but not limited to contract variations
About you:
You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will:
•2+ years’ experience in a similar role and industry
•Knowledge of the Building Code of Australia and relevant Australian Standards
•Experience interpreting building plans and associated reports and documentation
•Outstanding attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines and strive to reach targets
•Ability to work autonomously and in within a wider team
•Demonstrate an innovative approach to solving problems
We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.
Interested?
The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical.
Apply today!
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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