About Us
Urban Outcomes’ people are smart, experienced and have a reputation for delivering exceptional projects.
Company founder and Director Natasha Possenniskie has more than 25 years’ experience in the construction industry, both in New Zealand and abroad, across client, consultant, main contractor and subcontractor roles. This breadth of experience affords Natasha a level of knowledge and insight into the mechanisms of the industry that is rarely seen, culminating in her receiving the RICS New Zealand Woman of the Built Environment Award in 2023.
Offering a range of specialties including Independent Certifier, Engineer to the Contract, Expert Witness, project recovery, project management and strategic project advice, Natasha is highly skilled at taking a bird’s-eye view of a project and establishing the best way forward to achieve the desired outcomes.
Consultant Barry Possenniskie is a highly experienced project and cost management professional who is widely recognised for his thorough and fair approach to projects. Barry’s breadth and depth of knowledge after more than 50 years’ experience in the construction industry is unparalleled.
Get in touch
+64 27 584 0352
natasha@urbanoutcomes.co.nz
Our People
director
Natasha Possenniskie
Natasha is a highly motivated, results-oriented individual and a proven leader of effective and engaged teams. She has successfully delivered multiple major critical infrastructure projects both in New Zealand and abroad, across varied senior roles as client, consultant, main contractor and subcontractor. Natasha’s multi-perspective experience has led to her undertaking the role of Engineer to the Contract on some of New Zealand’s largest and most complex infrastructure projects, including the New Zealand International Convention Centre and Auckland Airport’s Domestic Terminal Redevelopment project.
With a successful track record in project implementation and delivery, Natasha specialises in providing Independent Certifier, Engineer to the Contract, Expert Witness, project recovery and advisory services on major infrastructure projects.
Natasha’s business achievements are built on great relationships, and she prides herself on her ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders of all types and to grow and sustain key customer relationships.
Qualifications & Affiliations
MEMBER ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS (MRICS)
MEMBER SOCIETY OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRACTITIONERS (SCCP)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP)
MEMBER NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF BUILDING (MNZIOB)
MEMBER NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS (MINSTD)
BACHELOR OF CONSTRUCTION (Quantity Surveying)
Areas of Expertise
Independent Certifier
Engineer to the Contract
Expert Witness
Independent Advisory Services
Project Management
Construction Delivery
Change Management
Partnership & Governance
Project Recovery
Contract Negotiation
Cost Management
Stakeholder Management
Executive Management / Leadership
CONSULTANT
Barry Possenniskie
Barry is a commercially astute construction professional with more than 50 years’ experience in the industry.
He has led the project and financial management of numerous high-profile projects for both public and private sector clients including schools, high-rise office buildings, churches, parishes and housing developments. Barry is also an industry-recognised expert in the delivery and cost management of heritage building restorations.
Barry’s vast experience across all facets of cost estimating has led to his enviable reputation as a thorough and fair quantity surveyor who knows every detail of the financial management of the projects he works on. His impressive service to the construction industry was recognised in 2019 when he was appointed a Life Member of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
Qualifications & Affiliations
LIFE MEMBER NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS (NZIQS)
Areas of Expertise
Cost Estimating
Construction Cost Management
Project Management
Insurance Valuations
Awards
Urban Outcomes’ people are award winners in their fields. We stand out from the crowd.
2024 NEW ZEALAND COMMERCIAL PROJECT AWARDS
GOLD AWARD WINNER - RESIDENTIAL PROJECT; SOHO APARTMENTS
2023 ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS NEW ZEALAND
WINNER - WOMAN OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (Natasha)
2023 NEW ZEALAND BUILDING PEOPLE AWARDS
FINALIST - COLLABORATION / KOTAHITANGA; SOHO APARTMENTS
2023 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
HIGHLY COMMENDED - OUTSTANDING LEADER OF THE YEAR (Natasha)
2021 NEW ZEALAND COMMERCIAL PROJECT AWARDS
NATIONAL CATEGORY WINNER - HERITAGE & RESTORATION PROJECT; OLD ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
2021 NEW ZEALAND COMMERCIAL PROJECT AWARDS
GOLD AWARD WINNER - HERITAGE & RESTORATION PROJECT; OLD ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
