Quantity Surveyor – AU/NZ Experience
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Quantity Surveyor preparing takeoffs, BOQs, and tenders for a New Zealand civil construction and earthworks company. Pricing residential, commercial, drainage, and siteworks projects.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare precise quantity takeoffs, BOQs, and first-principle cost estimates from structural, architectural, and civil drawings.
- Accurately calculate costs for plant, machinery, materials, direct labour, and specialist subcontractor packages.
- Compile and present competitive, professional tender packages and client quotations across residential and civil scopes.
- Audit project drawings and specifications to pinpoint scope ambiguities, discrepancies, constructability risks, and potential variations.
- Maintain clean, auditable estimating databases, rate libraries, and project documentation.
- Price site clearing, excavation, cut/fill balancing, grading, levelling, and compaction.
- Estimate residential and commercial drainage packages, including stormwater and wastewater retention/detention infrastructure.
- Cost underground service trenching, piling, drilling, foundations, and retaining wall installations.
- Formulate estimates for concrete flatwork, paving, driveways, residential subdivisions, and exterior works.
- Liaise with the Director and Project Manager on commercial strategy, margins, and pipeline priorities.
- Solicit, review, and benchmark supplier and subcontractor bids.
- Follow up on RFIs, missing design documentation, and addenda.
- Support post-tender negotiations, value engineering exercises, and initial client correspondence.
- Take ownership of internal estimating and tendering operations, improving turnaround efficiency and transitioning estimating functions in-house.
Requirements:
- Proven track record as a Quantity Surveyor, Civil Estimator, or Construction Cost Planner.
- Minimum of 2 years of direct experience pricing projects within the Australian or New Zealand construction sectors.
- Solid technical proficiency across civil earthworks, drainage, infrastructure siteworks, and residential structures.
- Demonstrated ability to independently read, interpret, and mark up civil, architectural, and structural plans.
- Hands-on proficiency with estimating software (Buildxact preferred, or proven agility with platforms like CostX, Cubit, or PlanSwift).
- Advanced capabilities in Microsoft Excel for complex cost modelling.
- Exceptional command of written and spoken English, paired with clear communication skills.
- Ability to work aligned with New Zealand Business Hours (NZST/NZDT).
- Direct background working with New Zealand civil contractors and residential developers.
- Working knowledge of New Zealand Standards (NZS 3910), regional consenting norms, council requirements, and current local supplier rates.
- Practical experience utilizing Bluebeam Revu for digital takeoffs.
- Combined experience across civil siteworks and residential superstructure builds.
- A self-starter mindset capable of managing the estimating process from preliminary drawings through to final submission with minimal oversight.
- An eagle eye for detail that identifies omissions in plan sets, pricing hazards, and margin-optimisation opportunities.
- The capability to manage multiple active tenders simultaneously without sacrificing numerical accuracy.
- A dependable professional approach focused on punctuality, active communication, and long-term commitment to a close-knit, highly skilled construction leadership team.
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