Quantity Surveying & Estimating — Wellington, NZ

Jeff Nimot

Senior Estimator & Quantity Surveyor

Wellington, New Zealand · Registered Member, NZIQS · Independent Consultant
Portrait of Jeff Nimot
13+
Years in estimating & QS roles
$48.3M
Across seven recent projects
6
Roles held, ECI to director

About Jeff

Profile

A proud local, Jeff offers many decades of Wellington-based estimating and consultancy experience. Currently working as an independent Quantity Surveyor / Estimator, he has held a number of positions across the industry — Construction Manager, Director, Quality Assessor, Project Manager, and Consultant.

Jeff possesses a valuable combination of experience and personability. He adds immense value to each of his projects, using his vast experience to accurately determine project costs and look for efficiencies and innovative solutions. He has built up solid, trusted relationships with local subcontractors and suppliers — allowing him to secure competitive pricing and high-quality contractors for clients.

Having worked across a number of companies and all sectors of construction, Jeff understands the realities of the industry. He is an analytical thinker with an ability to see the bigger picture, and the creativity to solve problems as they come up.

“An analytical thinker with an ability to see the bigger picture — and use creativity to solve problems.”

Recent Projects

Most recent first
Wellington Working Men’s Club
Wellington — Seismic Strengthening
$5.0M2025

Seismic strengthening and reinstatement of a heritage-listed, mixed-use building occupied by commercial tenants and residents. Jeff provided pricing and value-engineering advice during the ECI phase.

Dannevirke District Court
Dannevirke
$1.8M2025

Reroofing, internal refurbishment, and a building services upgrade of an operational courthouse.

Auckland District Court
Auckland
$9.3M2024

Recladding and remediation of an operational courthouse, including restoration of the deteriorating stone façade and tower remediation works.

Mendoza Terraces Apartments
Wellington
$5.4M2024

Remediation and seismic strengthening of a fully occupied apartment complex, including refurbishment of a heritage façade and extensive weathertightness repairs.

Wainuiomata Primary School
Wellington
$3.2M2024

Remediation and refurbishment of two occupied school buildings suffering from weathertightness issues.

Callaghan Innovation Hazardous Goods Facility
Wellington — Gracefield
$14.3M2022

Delivery of six purpose-built hazardous goods storage and logistics buildings at Callaghan Innovation’s Gracefield campus. Jeff and the ECI team provided design-build advice, value engineering, procurement planning, risk assessment, and pricing.

Wellington College (ECI)
Wellington
$9.3M2022

Recladding and seismic restoration of a seven-storey, occupied school tower. During the ECI phase, Jeff advised on buildability and risk, managed procurement, and priced the project.

Wellington College tower during recladding and seismic restoration
Wellington College — recladding & seismic restoration, ECI phase, $9.3m

Pricing a project?

Get in touch to talk through buildability, procurement, or an estimate — Jeff responds directly.