Quantity Surveyor – Cost Management & Advisory (Wellington, WGN)

We are working with a leading professional advisory firm seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join its growing team.

Working across a diverse range of sectors and projects in the civil infrastructure space, you’ll provide end-to-end quantity surveying and cost management services, from early-stage estimating and cost planning through procurement, construction and final account.

This is a client-facing role offering the opportunity to work closely with clients, architects, contractors and project teams while providing commercially focused advice that helps maximise value and manage project risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage estimating and cost planning across a range of projects
• Provide cost management, forecasting and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle
• Undertake value engineering and identify opportunities to maximise client value
• Prepare and analyse tenders and provide procurement advice
• Evaluate variations, payment claims and contractual changes
• Support contract negotiations and procurement processes
• Prepare and monitor project cash flows
• Prepare payment recommendations and cost reports
• Manage final accounts and financial close-out
• Prepare, present, negotiate and settle commercial claims
• Undertake investment and feasibility analysis
• Develop and maintain benchmarking processes to improve the consistency, accuracy and efficiency of cost plans and estimates
• Build strong relationships with clients, architects, contractors and other project stakeholders
• Identify and contribute to new business opportunities

About You

You’ll be an experienced Quantity Surveyor with 3–5+ years’ project experience and a strong understanding of construction cost management.

Ideally, you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction or a related discipline
• Strong experience across estimating and cost planning
• Experience managing projects through procurement and construction
• Good understanding of contracts, variations, claims and commercial risk
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen
• Experience using CostX and/or Candy

You’ll be commercially minded, detail-oriented and comfortable providing advice and challenging assumptions to deliver the best outcomes for clients.

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus scheme
• Support with RICS or NZIQS membership and associated costs
• Southern Cross medical insurance
• A balanced way of working, with flexibility around where and how you work
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Exposure to a diverse range of sectors, clients and major projects

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor looking to broaden their experience within a professional advisory environment, working across the full project lifecycle and developing strong client and commercial advisory skills.

If you’re looking for a role where your commercial judgement is valued and you can work on interesting projects with a high level of client exposure, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion.