Hard skills
The New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) has equipped me with the following skills,
- Establish take-off from specifications and drawings
- Formulate rates from first principles
- Prepare a schedule of quantities in accordance with the Australian and New Zealand Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works
- Forecast cost estimates and budgets
- Coordinate construction work programs
- Implement cost controls, management, and planning skills
- Draft progress and variation claims Built a strong understanding of different procurement and tendering processes
- Coordinate different professionals involved in a construction project and facilitate communication protocols amongst these professionals to ensure the success of the project
- Accomplished strong understanding of New Zealand building and health & safety laws, regulations, and contracts
- Built strong understanding the contractual terms and conditions, and ways to reduce risk
- Achieved strong understanding of protocols and requirements needed to conduct site visits and assessments
- Built strong understanding of NZS3910:2013, conditions of contract and CCA
- Gained excellent Microsoft Excel skills
Soft skills
My time with Air New Zealand and my life experience has equipped me with the following skills:
- Deliver strong attention to details including organizational, time management, analytical, observational, and active listening skills
- Enforce health and safety compliance
- Demonstrate leadership qualities such as integrity, accountability, resourceful, result driven, problem-solving, decision-making, adaptability, critical thinking, self-motivated and work ethics
- Manage work autonomously and as part of a team
- Compose effective communication
- Execute project coordination