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 sharper client demand for forecasting, claims, and dispute capability. Employers are competing aggressively on compensation, mobility, and project quality to secure qualified quantity surveyors.
- Sharper client demand for forecasting, claims, and dispute capability
- Inflation, supply-chain volatility, and tight margins driving commercial discipline
- Major programme growth across FIDIC and NEC contract environments
- 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 $100k, with junior roles starting around $72.3k and senior or specialist packages reaching $143k, 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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