Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) or (Site Management)*

Take a leading role in the construction industry with a Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) or (Site Management)*.

You'll be in high demand as a construction professional and have the technical, work-ready skills to price and manage construction projects and challenge the status quo to improve processes and drive efficiencies.

• Budgeting and financial administration of construction projects, including whole life-cycle costing
• Law, contracts and contractual risk analysis
• Planning and managing of construction projects
• Site logistics and project management (managing time, costs, quality and client satisfaction)
• People management and negotiation skills, and
• Construction business management.  

With experience, you may become a senior project manager, site manager or quantity surveyor, a commercial or divisional manager, or operate your own consultancy. With further study, you could specialise in the field of construction law and dispute resolution. 

*Our Site Management option is still subject to final approval.

Quantity Surveying strand

For applicants under 20

• NCEA Level 3
• 14* credits at Level 3 in each of three NZQA approved university entrance subjects, and
• 10 Literacy credits at Level 2 or above, made up of: 

  • 5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing, and 
• 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above, made up of:

  • specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects OR
  • package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required).

*Due to Covid-19 disruption, if you studied and achieved NCEA Level 3 during 2020 you only need 12 credits per Level 3 subject (i.e. a total of 36 credits). 

• Those applicants who do not meet the academic entry criteria may still be given provisional entry to year one at the discretion of the Programme Leader.
• Graduates of the New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) (Construction Management) (Quantity Surveying) will be credited the courses they have completed up to a maximum of 240 credits.   

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.

Site Management strand 

• You must have a New Zealand trade background or similar and be either working in construction in a supervisory capacity or will have the opportunity to do so during the duration of your studies. 
• Graduates of the New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) (Construction Management) (Quantity Surveying) will be credited the courses they have completed up to a maximum of 240 credits.   

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.

Got a diploma and already working in the industry?
If you already have a diploma in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management, you could get advanced standing in the Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) or (Site Management) and study part-time alongside your employment from anywhere in New Zealand. The remaining degree courses can be studied through a combination of online learning and by attending contact courses in Dunedin over a two to three year duration. 

We provide clear transition into this degree, and offer more cross-credit than any other institution.

• Otago Polytechnic New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying): you can get direct entry to Year 3 of the Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) or (Site Management).
• Diploma in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management from any other NZ institution: you can enter Year 3 of the Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) or (Site Management), but you'll have to do up to four Year 1 and 2 courses.  

This degree is accredited by the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors and will make you eligible for Graduate Membership status.

We're proud to be a leader in high quality, career-focused education with some of the best student achievement and satisfaction results in New Zealand. 

Employers love our graduates because they are work-ready, confident and solution-focused. We believe our people make a better world and our alumni are global citizens who care about making a difference. We have been given the highest possible quality ratings from Government and, as educators, we offer innovative ways for our learners to study so they can build their capability and realise their potential.