Paul O’Brien

Paul O’Brien
General Manager – Commercial, Dominion Constructors Ltd
Paul has over 30 years’ experience in the construction industry with more than half of that time spent in New Zealand. He has a dual background in Quantity Surveying and Law and has spent over half his career in senior management roles.
He is a director of Masterspec (Construction Information Limited) and holds other directorships. In addition, he is presently a member of the Building Disputes Tribunal Adjudication and DRB panels.
Paul is a Chartered and Registered Quantity Surveyor, holds an Honours Degree in Law from the Open University and a Graduate Diploma in Law from Auckland University. He is also a graduate of the EY Darden Executive Leadership Programme.
He is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors, a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the New Zealand Institute of Building, and the Institute of Directors. He is also an Associate member of both the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Paul is the NZIQS representative on the NZS3910 review committee and the Treasurer of the Society of Construction Law. In addition, he is a member of the NZIA and RMBA Joint Contracts Committee and the NZCIC Design Guideline Review Leadership Group. Paul also Chairs the RMBA Commercial Working Group and is a member of its Vertical Leaders Group.