S3 Consulting

“Concept, Collaboration, Construction”

S3 is a bespoke Development Management consultancy providing design and construction management services to Queenstown and the wider Central Otago region.

Services

S3 Consulting provides management services tailored to you, for your project, whether commercial, a luxury house, a bespoke venue or civil project.

Interior of a building under construction at Ayrburn Arrowtown hospitality precinct, by Winton, featuring wooden flooring, exposed stone walls, large floor-to-ceiling windows, and steel columns, with construction workers actively working on site.

Project Delivery - Vertical Construction

  • Client Representative (luxury residential, commercial, hospitality)

  • Development management

  • Project team establishment

  • Procurement

  • Design management

  • Tender documentation and management

  • Consenting and compliance

  • Contract negotiation and award

  • Contract admin and management

  • Project closeout/completion

odern landscaped pathway with stairs to a contemporary building in Wanaka, NZ. Small trees, plants, anchored retaining wall, and hillside backdrop. In partnership with Multiplied Investment Partners

Project Delivery - Civil Construction

  • Contract management, tendering (specialising in retaining, anchoring & earthworks)   

Other Services

  • Engineers Representative and Engineer to the Contract services (3910: 2013)

Meet S3

  • Stu Minty, Senior Project Manager inside Billys, Ayrburn Arrowtown hospitality precinct.

    Stu Minty - Director

    S3 Consulting

  • About Stu

    Stu is a Queenstown-based Development Manager with over 14 years’ experience in the construction and property development industry. Having worked previously across both consultancy and developer-side roles, he specialises in managing complex residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects from initial feasibility through consent to completion. Known for his attention to detail and strong relationship management, Stu brings a practical, solutions-focused approach. His strengths lie in problem solving, contract negotiation, and leading high-performing teams to deliver successful outcomes - with a strong focus on timeframes, cost control, and client objectives.

    If you’re planning a new project or looking for guidance to bring your development vision to life, please get in touch.

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Project Experience

Stu has delivered a wide variety of projects, with several recent examples highlighted below.

The woolshed at Ayrburn Queenstown, hospitality bar and restaurant. Heritage restoration with materials including a corrugated iron roof, schist stone walls and a schist flagstone pathway. Managed by development manager Stu Minty for Winton.

Ayrburn Precinct,
Arrowtown

In his previous role as Development Manager for Winton Capital, Stu was primarily responsible for the delivery of the $100M luxury Ayrburn Hospitality Precinct. This project comprised multiple buildings — including The Woolshed, The Manure Room, The Dairy, The Burr Bar, The Barrel Room, Billy’s, and The Bakehouse, RM Prime Produce, along with other auxiliary structures. This project included civil works as well as significant gardens, and hard and soft landscaping.

Large anchored rock excavation to provide space for a gondala and multi-level carpark for Skyline Enterprises, Queenstown New Zealand. Geotechnical design and project management by Stu Minty, Senior Project Engineer.

Skyline,
Queenstown

Stu was responsible for the geotechnical design and construction supervision for the 30m-high excavations required to accommodate the new Skyline gondola terminal and multi-level car park. The works comprised construction of tensioned in-ground anchors utilising a top-down construction methodology to ensure the in-service and seismic performance of the excavation was maintained, along with general earthworks and retaining.

Modern luxury multi-story apartment complex with balconies, parking lot, and a blue sky with clouds in Wanaka New Zealand. Project management services for modern luxury apartments.

Marina Terrace Apartments, Wanaka

As part of the Marina Terrace development, Stu was the Project Team Lead for the Geotechnical Design and Construction Supervision of the $100M Marina Terrace project. This development comprised 50 luxury apartments across 10 multi-level buildings on the Wanaka lakefront. The project involved complex ground conditions and a design solution incorporating dewatering, sheet pile retaining, multi-row anchoring, soil nailing, and earthworks to successfully develop the site.

Wanaka riverside land remediation and landscaping by Paul Smith, GeoSolve, and Otago Regional Council. Native plants, rock retaining, riprap, gravel paths, and hillside restoration by the Clutha River

Flood/Landslip Remedial Works (Various)

Stu provided engineering design and contract management (Engineer’s Representative NZS 3910) services in his role as Senior Project Engineer to clients including KiwiRail, DCC, QLDC, EQC, and the Regional Council, delivering managed solutions to remediate and repair flood and landslip damage to land, structures, and local assets. These works included investigation, design, consent, procurement, and contract management across multiple contracts within the wider Otago region.