Looking for Philippines-based candidates
Job Role: Joinery Estimator
Compensation range: $1,600 AUD - $2,000 AUD / Monthly
Engagement type: Independent Contractor Agreement
Work Schedule: This role is expected to align with the AU business hours (approx. 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday to Friday) for collaboration, but as a contractor, you’ll have flexibility in how you manage your time.
Who We Are: At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote so you'll be able to work from home.
Who The Client Is: The client is a Melbourne-based custom joinery business focused on residential projects, including kitchens, wardrobes, and whole-house joinery. The business is owner-led and hands-on, with a strong emphasis on attention to detail — from clear documentation and accurate pricing through to quality workmanship on site.
As a growing operation, the founder places high value on trust, accountability, and building strong working relationships with designers, builders, and subcontractors. The business is being built deliberately, with the aim of delivering well-scoped, high quality projects and creating a professional, respectful environment for everyone involved.
Role Overview: The Joinery Estimator is responsible for delivering accurate, well-scoped cost estimates for custom joinery projects, ensuring pricing supports profitability and smooth delivery. The role involves analyzing drawings and specifications, completing material take-offs, coordinating with suppliers and internal teams, and playing a key role in setting projects up for successful production and installation.
Key Responsibilities:
Estimating & Pricing
- Review architectural drawings and specifications for custom joinery projects
- Prepare accurate and well-scoped cost estimates covering materials, labor, finishes, hardware, and installation
- Conduct detailed quantity take-offs from drawings and documentation
- Identify cost risks, value-engineering opportunities, and margin improvements
- Prepare and submit quotes and pricing documentation within required timeframes
Supplier Coordination & Purchasing
- Source and compare supplier and subcontractor pricing
- Prepare and manage purchase orders for materials, hardware, and outsourced components based on approved estimates, ensuring correct quantities, pricing, and lead times
Pre-Production & Drafting Handover
- Liaise with designers, drafting, and suppliers to validate scope, pricing, and pre-production requirements
- Prepare and complete a structured handover to the drafting function, including confirmed scope, finishes, hardware selections, and any estimating assumptions required for accurate shop drawings
Variations & Commercial Control
- Prepare and price variations and scope changes accurately and promptly, ensuring margin consistency and clear documentation for client approval
- Ensure estimates align with company standards, budgets, and commercial objectives
Continuous Improvement
- Maintain and update estimating databases, pricing schedules, and cost libraries
- Support post-job cost reviews by comparing estimated versus actual material and labour costs, identifying recurring variances and improvement opportunities
Requirements
- Experience as a Joinery Estimator or in a similar estimating role within joinery, cabinetry, or fit-out
- Knowledge of joinery manufacturing processes, materials, hardware, and finishes
- Ability to read and interpret architectural and workshop drawings and specifications
- Demonstrated experience completing accurate quantity take-offs and detailed cost breakdowns
- High attention to detail with strong numerical accuracy
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to manage workload independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a remote environment - Clear and professional communication skills for coordinating with designers, drafters, suppliers, and stakeholders
Work Arrangement & Expectations:
This is a remote role that will be set up as an independent contractor engagement.
To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:
- Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
- Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”)