Director - Quantity Surveying & Auckland Lead
Laura Johns

Laura is a senior leader with strong commercial judgement and a focus on delivery. With extensive experience gained through working with leading Quantity Surveying practices, she has developed deep expertise across a range of sectors including education, commercial office builds and fit-outs, and healthcare projects.
Her involvement across all facets of the Quantity Surveyor role has equipped her with a broad skill set, enabling her to manage diverse client requirements and deliver tailored solutions using various procurement and construction methodologies – from project inception through to completion.
Laura is known as a trusted advisor who aligns stakeholders and gives clear direction, and she consistently demonstrates resourcefulness and initiative. Whether collaborating within a team or working independently, she remains focused on client needs and has a strong track record of performing under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
Qualifications and Memberships
- Member of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (MNZIQS)
- Chartered Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- BSC (Hons) Quantity Surveying, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Awards
- Woman of the Built Environment – 2025 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors New Zealand Awards
- Special Merit | Outstanding Leader of the Year – Office Award – National Association of Women in Construction New Zealand
- Women of Impact 2026 Honouree – Property Council New Zealand
Project Experience
- Mercury New Zealand, Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm
- Rangatira Marae Trustees, Rangatira Marae
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, MFAT Pacific Property Systems Project (P1 to P5), Multiple Locations throughout the Pacific
- Auckland International Airport (Secondment), Domestic Processor – Buildings, Auckland
- BNZ, 18 Storey Office Building Staged Refurbishment & Fitout, Auckland
- Rabobank, Office Refurbishment & Fitout, Dunedin
- Rabobank, Office Relocation Fitout, Wellington
- Waitematā District Health Board, North Shore Hospital Pūpuke Mōana Marae, Auckland
- Waikatō District Health Board, Waikatō Regional Renal Unit Relocation, Hamilton
- Ministry of Justice, North Shore District Court Weathertightness, Auckland
- New Zealand Police, Police Station Refurbishment & Seismic Upgrade, Palmerston North
- GPC Asia Pacific, New Distribution Centre, Auckland
- Ministry of Justice, Whangārei Māori Landcourt & Coroner Relocation, Whangārei
- Chrysalis Group, Gaia (Earth) Forest Preschool, Auckland
- Rabobank, Head Office Relocation Fitout, Hamilton

