# Quantity Surveyor / Estimator (NZ Experience Required)

**Company:** [D2B](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/dcaVtKQqXr9FwBNppNCBH9.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Department:** RecOps

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## Description

Position : Quantity Surveyor / Estimator - Remote[](https://masterfoundations.co.nz/)

Salary : Php. 55,000-60,000

Working Hours : NZ Business Hours

## Requirements

The company is an established Christchurch-based foundation specialist led by an owner with over 25 years of construction experience, originally qualified as a carpenter. The business specializes in ribraft foundations across all Canterbury land classes (TC1 to TC3), while also delivering insulated slabs, new home foundations, earthworks, and site preparation. A single dedicated crew manages the entire build initiation, delivering finished foundations ready for framing, with every project signed off by a Licensed Building Practitioner. 

**Estimating & Quoting (Primary Focus)**

-   Review architectural, structural and engineering drawings for residential foundations and prepare accurate quantity take-offs
-   Measure and price the elements of each job, including concrete, reinforcing steel and mesh, insulation or pods, formwork, earthworks and hardfill, and plumbing provisions
-   Prepare clear, competitive quotes using pricing
-   Keep up with high quote volumes, turning plans around quickly and following up quotes that haven't been accepted
-   Raise questions with team and the builder on missing information, unclear drawings or risks, rather than guessing

**Pricing, Suppliers & Job Costing**

-   Gather and compare supplier and subcontractor prices, and keep the pricing database up to date
-   Build and maintain estimating spreadsheets and templates, so quotes are consistent and reusable
-   Support job costing by handing accepted quotes across to the operations side with complete scope details

**Systems & Admin**

-   Keep quotes, drawings and job files organised in OneDrive and in the construction management platform as it is rolled out (Obstra)
-   Help set up and document the quoting process so the estimating function runs smoothly as volume grows
-   Handle related admin as needed, with potential to take on lead generation and supplier and subcontractor liaison over time
-   Quick to learn, able to pick up pricing and systems within days
-   Self-directed and reliable under a high workload, with a habit of double-checking numbers
-   Proactive in flagging issues and asking the right questions early
-   Organised and methodical, keeping files and quotes easy to find
-   Committed to a long-term role that can grow with the business