Zurab Khinikadze graduated from Georgian Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1975.

In 1975 - 1977 Zurab Khinikadze worked as an engineer at Soplmshenindustria, in Tbilisi. Starting from 1977 up to 1984 he worked as the chief engineer at the Cooperative Construction Board in Kobuleti. In 1990 -1994 he was the chief engineer of Kobuleti Construction and Economic Division. From 1995 he worked on private construction sites.

Since 2007 he has been working at Anagi Construction Company as a site manager.