Senior Quantity Surveyor

Glasshouse Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Glasshouse Recruitment, in partnership with a leading Auckland consultancy, is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its data centre team. You will help manage complex, high-value projects from feasibility through to final account, providing commercial advice across the full lifecycle.

Data centre experience is advantageous but not essential; the role prioritises strong cost planning, procurement and contractual oversight within a busy project environment, liaising with clients and

Qualifications

• Strong Quantity Surveying experience within a consultancy/PQS environment.
• Proven experience working across complex and high-value projects.
• Excellent technical and commercial QS knowledge.
• Strong cost planning, procurement and contract administration skills.
• The ability to manage sophisticated clients and multiple project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Cost planning and feasibility studies
• Estimating and budget development
• Procurement and tender management
• Contract administration and commercial management
• Cost reporting, forecasting and financial control
• Variations, claims and commercial risk management
• Value engineering and cost optimisation
• Client and stakeholder management

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Cost planning

Procurement

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

NZ qualifications

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Data Centre Projects | Auckland

Auckland | Leading Consultancy | Complex & High-Value Projects

Be part of the next generation of Data Centre Development

Glasshouse Recruitment is working with a leading consultancy to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join its Auckland team, working on major data centre projects.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proven QS who enjoys working on technically complex, high-value projects and wants to be involved in a sector experiencing significant growth.

You will play a key role in providing commercial and cost advice across the full project lifecycle, working alongside experienced project professionals, clients, consultants and contractors.

The opportunity

Your responsibilities will include:

• Cost planning and feasibility studies
• Estimating and budget development
• Procurement and tender management
• Contract administration and commercial management
• Cost reporting, forecasting and financial control
• Variations, claims and commercial risk management
• Value engineering and cost optimisation
• Client and stakeholder management

What we're looking for

I'm keen to speak with Senior Quantity Surveyors who have a proven background managing complex projects and are ready to take their experience into the rapidly developing data centre sector.

You will ideally have:

• Strong Quantity Surveying experience within a consultancy/PQS environment
• Proven experience working across complex and high-value projects
• Excellent technical and commercial QS knowledge
• Strong cost planning, procurement and contract administration skills
• The ability to manage sophisticated clients and multiple project stakeholders
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A commercially astute and solutions-focused approach
• Relevant NZ or international qualifications/membership

Data centre experience would be advantageous, but it is not essential. Experience across other complex, services-heavy environments such as commercial, healthcare, industrial, pharmaceutical or other technically demanding projects will also be highly relevant.

Why consider it?

This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded consultancy and work on some of the most technically challenging and exciting projects currently entering the New Zealand market.

Data centres require a different level of commercial and technical understanding, with significant investment in complex mechanical, electrical and specialist services. It's an opportunity to build specialist experience in a sector that is rapidly evolving.

If you're an experienced Senior QS looking for your next challenge and want to work on major data centre projects, we'd like to hear from you.