Cost Consulting, Elevated.
QS Built is an independent quantity surveying and cost consultancy, based in Canterbury and working with clients across New Zealand.
We provide clear, accurate, and accountable cost advice at every stage of a project — from early feasibility through to final account. Our focus is straightforward: help clients make confident decisions about cost, risk, and programme, without the overhead or diluted attention that can come with larger firms.
QS Built's quantity surveying is led by a New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS) member with over 15 years of experience across commercial, educational, industrial, and retail construction — bringing genuine, practical cost management expertise to every project, regardless of scale.
Approach
QS Built is built on three principles:
Measured — Costs are based on accurate, evidenced based data, not assumption.
Managed — Contracts, programmes, and risk are actively managed, not just reported on.
Delivered — Advice is practical and focused on real project outcomes.
QS Built brings proven experience across tender preparation and delivery on projects ranging from small commercial fit-outs to major developments valued in the tens of millions — giving clients confidence at any project scale.
QS Built exists to give clients direct access to genuine cost and construction expertise — without layers of process or handoffs getting in the way. That expertise spans the full range of quantity surveying, estimating, contract management, and project management disciplines, built across commercial, educational, residential, industrial, and retail construction.
Leading this work is John O'Reilly, an NZIQS member with over 15 years of experience across the sector, bringing hands-on, practical judgement to every project QS Built takes on.
Have a project that needs clear, independent cost advice? Get in touch to discuss how QS Built can help.
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