Junior Quantity Surveyor

About CPB

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing New Zealand’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

The New Dunedin Hospital project is the single largest hospital project ever undertaken in New Zealand. Following an extended period of Early Contractor Engagement, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has confirmed their intention to enter into contract with CPB Contractors for the Inpatient Building, in recognition of our depth of experience in the delivery of healthcare facilities across Australasia and our contribution to the project to date.

Spanning 71,700m2 and constructed on the former Cadbury Chocolate Factory in the centre of the city, the Inpatient Building will provide high-quality acute medical facilities in support of its role as a tertiary teaching hospital. Onsite services will include 424 beds, including future expansion of 53 beds. A total of 24 theatres, including a future capacity of 2 theatres, imaging suites and radiology. With a five-star Greenstar sustainability rating, the building's design and its use of the latest technology will provide real change to the delivery of healthcare within the region.

Your Opportunity

• Preparing Cost Estimates and Budgets
• Supporting Project Team in Contract Administration and Procurement
• Collecting and analysis of data for cost planning and forecasting
• Assisting with preparing and negotiating variations and final accounts
• Monitoring project progress and reporting on financial performance
• Collaborating with project managers and other stakeholders
• Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ad-hoc Support: Provide analytical and reporting support for ad-hoc requests, including commercial analysis and reports to ensure informed decision-making.
• Technology: Good proficiency in MS Office suite including Excel and Word. User experience with Bluebeam, Adobe, PowerBI, and financial management software such as Minerva, Felix, JDE is an advantage.

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Strong analytical & organsiational skills and strategic thinking.
• A high level of attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Commercial acumen, coupled with excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of basic construction principles.
• Actively commit to and demonstrate personal responsibility towards the SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment) Cultural Framework, ensuring risks are minimised and eliminated wherever possible.
• Ensure all tasks and outputs comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policies, as well as group processes
• Tertiary (Bachelor) degree in Quantity Surveying or Engineering is preferable but not essential. Other qualifications and in-progress study is taken into consideration.

We support diversity in the workplace. Māori, Pasifika, women, and people from varied cultural backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

If this role is of interest to you and you meet the above requirements, please click on the ‘Apply now’ button.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.