• Creating
    Cost Certainty

  • Mitchell Brandtman was established in Australia in 1970 to deliver comprehensive Quantity Surveying services to clients in the construction industry.

    Through the years, our company has gained extensive experience from over 42,000 projects of many types, sizes, locations, procurement methods and construction techniques and grown to service the construction industry in Australia and globally.  We make a difference to the businesses we work with and our use of technology to create cost certainty is unrivalled in the industry. With offices in Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney CBD, Miranda, Canberra and Melbourne, along with regional representatives throughout Australia, we are well positioned to work with you to provide significant cost savings through our market knowledge, unique thinking and extensive experience.

Our values

  • PEOPLE

    To our team, our clients, our industry - we're dependable, we talk straight and we give honest answers

  • Innovation

    We embrace technology and lead change for a better outcome for all

  • Thought leadership

    We are champions of ideas, positioning ourselves ahead of the curve

  • Shared success

    Investing in people, growth and shared success for all

  • Giving back

    We care about sharing knowledge; offering what we have learned over the years to industry, youth, colleagues and peers

Our Journey

1970  

John Mitchell & Associates opened their doors in QLD

1982  

Technology forms a cornerstone of the business after implementing Survey Software

1986  

We implement one of the first fax machines in Australia

1986  

Nelson Brandtman & Partners opened their doors in NSW

1988  

John Mitchell & Associates and Nelson Brandtman & Partners form strategic partnership

1995  

Dedicated Financiers’ team established

1998  

John Mitchell & Associates and Nelson Brandtman & Partners merge to form Mitchell Brandtman

2001  

Partnered with Queensland University of Technology to provide Australia’s first “Measurement Technology” education modules

2003  

Created MBOnline – an online depositary for Developers and Financiers’

2004  

Implemented CostX 1.0 – 2D on screen measurement platform

2006  

Implemented Revit and CostX 2.20 – 3D measurement platform to pull quantities from models

2006  

Dedicated Advisory team established

2010  

Dedicated 5D Cost Planning team established

2010  

Implemented CostX 3.20 – model mapping, dynamic links and measuring Microstation files

2013  

Employed dedicated 5D Digital Technologies Manager and implements Solibri

2014  

Implemented Primavera P6 to push cost information to 4D schedule

2014  

Opened Melbourne Office

2015  

Implemented ArchiCAD and Asta BIM 

2017  

21,000 projects and counting

2017  

Technology and developing future leaders continues to be a cornerstone of Mitchell Brandtman

2018  

Opened our second office in Sydney in the heart of the CBD.

2020  

Happy 50th Birthday to us!

   

Our Team

  • Michael Ivey  

    Michael Ivey

    Board Chair
  • Darryl Bird  

    Darryl Bird

    Partner & Financiers' Quantity Surveyor
  • Andrew Opperman  

    Andrew Opperman

    Partner & Financiers' Quantity Surveyor
  • Simon Brandtman  

    Simon Brandtman

    Partner & Quantity Surveyor
  • Maoibh Russell  

    Maoibh Russell

    Partner & Financiers' Quantity Surveyor
  • Matt Hemming  

    Matt Hemming

    Partner & 5D Quantity Surveyor
  • Shane Brandtman  

    Shane Brandtman

    Partner & Financiers' Quantity Surveyor
  • Alan Tan  

    Alan Tan

    Partner & 5D Quantity Surveyor
  • Ross Kesaris  

    Ross Kesaris

    Gold Coast Manager
  • Matt Kritzler  

    Matt Kritzler

    Partner & Quantity Surveyor
  • What our clients say
    about us?

  • Mitchell Brandtman's 5D Quantity Surveying skills have allowed Lend Lease to solve one of the industry's pressing issues of the desire to tender on the latest documents still being worked on while Bills Of Quantities are prepared by rapidly updating the final Bill Of Quantities to the final BIM model on our Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital project, communicating those changes to the wider team with simple 3D model overlays that highlight what's changed. By embedding links between the Bills of Quantities and the model, tenderers can quickly understand the scope of a trade package, derisking the package, allowing more competitive pricing.

    TONY AVSEC

    Senior Cost Planner

    Lend Lease, Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital

    Mitchell Brandtman have provided this practice with a full range of cost planning services over the past twenty years. The ability to consider alternatives to develop cost effective solutions and generally assist in delivery projects on time and on budget is the reason we have continually used their services, and hope to further develop this association for the next phases of both organisations.

    RHONAN O’BRIEN

    Director

    Mode Design

    I have used the Cost Management and Quantity Surveying Services of Mitchell Brandtman over the past four years on various development projects, including mixed use and large scale residential apartments. Mitchell Brandtman provided their services in a timely and efficient manner. In all instances, I found their work to be accurate and relevant. In addition, the Directors and team were helpful, obliging and never forgetful of the importance of those services to me, my company and our Financier.

    MICHAEL KOUNDOURIS

    Director

    Koundouris Group

    Mitchell Brandtman’s understanding of how to audit, remedy and use building information model data combined with their knowledge of the design, construction and asset management process has put them at the forefront of BIM based cost planning in Australia.

    PAUL NUNN

    Senior BIM Process Manager

    CSI Global Services

    Mitchell Brandtman were appointed as the QS on Shimano’s Australian Corporate Headquarters and Distribution Centre at Caringbah. Working in conjunction with the builder, Mitchell Brandtman were proactive in not only putting forward acceptable options but also in the processes of refining and achieving the required cost base. At all times we were fully kept up to speed and well briefed on cost variations and project status timelines.

    LINDSAY SECOMBE

    Managing Director

    Shimano

       

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