Quantity Surveyor Infrastructure - multiple NZ locations
Job details
WT is an international consultancy practice with over 2,000 employees in the UK, Europe, China, South East Asia, North America, India, Australia and NZ, providing specialist cost, sustainability, facilities management and technical advisory consultancy services to the property, construction, infrastructure, and resources sectors. Job Description We’re on the lookout for a qualified and experienced Intermediate to Senior Quantity Surveyor Infrastructure to work within one of our New Zealand offices - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown (we have opportunities in each location). Leading and supporting across multiple sectors, this role will perform various quantity surveying functions including estimating, planning and cost management, cost monitoring, and accurate and timely financial reporting whilst exercising sound financial acumen with a key focus on proactively maximising value for our clients. This role is responsible for:
- Liaising with clients, architects, and main contractors
- Identifying and facilitating new business opportunities
- Estimating and Cost Planning
- Value engineering
- Tender evaluations and analysis
- Contract negotiations
- Cash flow projects
- Procurement
- Cost reporting
- Evaluation of variations
- Payment Recommendations
- Final account reporting
- Claims preparation, presentation, negotiation and settlement of claims
- Investment analysis
- Formulating and implementing benchmarking processes to improve the consistency, accuracy and time to prepare cost models and plans
- 5-7+ years project experience
- Relevant tertiary qualification in any of the following areas: Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction
- Extensive experience in cost estimating (First principals using Benchmark or Candy) and planning software/ Cost X
- Demonstrated track record of winning and managing major projects
- At WT, in addition to your competitive salary, we offer many perks including:
- Annual bonus scheme
- Paid professional memberships- support in gaining and supporting your membership costs for RICS or NZIQS
- WT’s balanced way of working- to optimise work according to where and how employees work best and enhance employee experience and wellbeing, whilst boosting organisational outcomes and setting a foundation for future growth
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