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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Construction/Technical
Business
Humes Pipeline Systems
Location
Canterbury
Job Reference
39463
Posted Date
27-Feb-2025
Closing Date
27-Mar-2025

Description

We are on the lookout for someone who takes pride in providing prompt, efficient and personalised service to customers to join our Christchurch team as a Pricing Estimator.

Utilising your influence to negotiate proposals and planning, you will responsible for helping facilitate the sales process and providing accurate quotes to our customers and sales team.


He aha kei roto mo koe | What's in it for you?

This role plays a key part in ensuring all aspects of the Humes Service promise are fulfilled. With that in mind we want to share what we can offer you when you work with us:
  • Competitive Salary: Starting from $80k, depending on experience and skills.
  • Work-Life Balance: Monday to Friday, 40 hours guaranteed per week.
  • Staff Discounts: Enjoy discounts at PlaceMakers, Southern Cross, Lumino, Specsavers, Z Energy, and more.
  • Employee Support: Access to the Employee Education Fund, Employee Welfare Fund, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate whanau.
  • Parental Leave: Market leading Parental Leave Policy that will make it easier to our employees to become parents while working at Humes

To tatou mahi | Our Role

Humes is growing and this role is integral to the future growth of the business. 

Our ideal candidate will have a sound ability to read and understand technical drawings, competent computer skills, and an eye for detail! 

The purpose of the role is to provide complete quotations to Humes internal and external customers that are accurate, innovative and timely, that ensure agreed cost and target margins are achieved. To interpret contract documents and provide the sales team with superior support, thus enabling them to win work.

We want to be number one in our key markets so your goal is to build strong rapport with internal and external stakeholders, through delivering outstanding service in your role. There is a great focus on thorough on boarding and development to ensure you are given the knowledge and tools to be able carry out the role to the best of your abilities.


Ko nga mea ka kawea mai e koe What you will bring
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering / Estimating, Quantity Surveying or relevant qualification in Product / Market pricing. 
  • Estimating software competent 
  • Pricing and sales experience in relevant industry and markets would be advantageous.
  • Strong communication written and verbal, and problem-solving abilities 
  • Enthusiastic with a can-do approach 

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t apply for roles unless they match 100% the job description.

We are proud of your diversity and see it as one of the things that make us stronger. We welcome your individuality and encourage you to bring your true self to work, so if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t fit it, we would still love you to apply.