Quantity Surveyors
Quantity Surveyors manage cost, contracts, valuations, and claims across construction and infrastructure projects worldwide.
Core responsibilities
- Prepare BOQs, valuations, and final accounts
- Manage subcontract procurement and change
- Run cost reporting and forecasts
- Support claims and dispute avoidance
Qualifications & experience
- BSc quantity surveying
- MRICS / equivalent preferred
- 5+ years contracting / consultancy
Quantity Surveyors — global market
Demand for Quantity Surveyors continues to climb as inflation, supply-chain volatility, and tight margins driving commercial discipline. Employers are competing aggressively on compensation, mobility, and project quality to secure qualified quantity surveyors.
- Inflation, supply-chain volatility, and tight margins driving commercial discipline
- Major programme growth across FIDIC and NEC contract environments
- Sharper client demand for forecasting, claims, and dispute capability
- Assistant QS
- Quantity Surveyor
- Senior QS
- Commercial Manager
- Commercial Director
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Quantity Surveyor do?+
Quantity Surveyors manage cost, contracts, valuations, and claims across construction and infrastructure projects worldwide.
How much do Quantity Surveyors earn globally?+
Quantity Surveyors earn a median of $102k, with junior roles starting around $73.4k and senior or specialist packages reaching $145k, with significant variation by city, sector, and employer.
Which industries hire Quantity Surveyors?+
Quantity Surveyors are hired across commercial-construction, infrastructure, residential-construction, industrial-construction and adjacent construction sectors.
What is the career path for a Quantity Surveyor?+
Typical progression runs through Assistant QS → Quantity Surveyor → Senior QS → Commercial Manager → Commercial Director.
Where can I hire Quantity Surveyors?+
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