Senior Quantity Surveyor

Naylor Love; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Parental leave

Flexible work

Health checks

Scholarships

Staff discounts

Volunteer days

Professional development

Counselling services

Job summary

Naylor Love in Dunedin is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a minimum of 10 years' experience to join our team on major commercial projects. You will lead financial quantity surveying across contracts, tenders and final accounts, ensuring accuracy and value for money.

As a key team player, you will manage varying project sizes and complexities, contribute to best practice, and support collaborative project delivery within our Dunedin office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Experience with main commercial contractors.
• Ability to manage projects of varying complexity and size.
• Team player with ownership of results.

Responsibilities

• Lead project financial management and contract administration.
• Handle tendering, final account negotiations and sub-contractor administration.
• Deliver accurate financial quantity surveying services across technical and contractual activities.
• Support project teams to ensure best practices.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Financial management

Contract administration

Team leadership

Job description

About us

Kiwi owned and operating since 1910, we are one of the largest commercial construction companies in New Zealand. Operating across 100+ projects nationwide with over 900+ employees, we are known in the industry for delivering high-quality projects with the people to match.

Pivotal to our success, our culture is at the heart of everything we do. We offer an enjoyable place to work, career development and exposure to some of the country's largest developments. Naylor Love is shaping the future of construction in New Zealand; join our team today and love your job tomorrow.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Dunedin team. We have some exciting projects underway and this role will give you the opportunity build on our successes and continue to lead and deliver our projects by providing effective and accurate financial quantity surveying services in all technical and contractual activities.

We would expect you to have 10 years' experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a solid track record working for a main commercial contractor with the ability to manage projects of varying complexity and size.

The role includes project financial management and administration of building contracts, tendering, final account negotiations, letting and administration of sub-contractors.

You must be a team player, who take personal ownership and responsibility for your results ensuring best practice principles are achieved.

Why work for us

Naylor Love is a first-tier commercial construction company and considered in the industry as "one of the best". We offer a positive and professional environment with a great culture, and we care for our team.

Pivotal for our success, we believe, are our people and our values. We offer an enjoyable place to work, career development and wellbeing programmes to enhance your working environment and ensure that each day at work is rewarding and meaningful.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to a wide range of other benefits including:

• Southern Cross Medical insurance for you and your whānau (covers pre-existing conditions)
• paid parental leave
• flexible working options
• annual skin checks, flu vaccinations and health checks
• access to children's scholarships to support your tamariki undertaking construction related study
• staff purchasing benefits
• volunteer days to give back to your local community
• professional development and career progression opportunities
• access to free confidential counselling and support services for you and your family.

Applications close on Friday, 2 October 2026.

The successful applicant will be required to complete pre-employment screening and be eligible to work in New Zealand either as a resident or by holding a current work visa.

Naylor Love is an equal opportunities employer and committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion across all areas of our business.

Building People, Creating a Sustainable Future - He Whaihanga Tangata, He Waihanga Anamata Toitū.