Quantity Surveyor

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Quantity surveyors are responsible for ensuring building developers get value for money through careful monitoring of a project cost from start to finish. You prepare cost estimates and cost plans, audit projects, manage construction costs and administer construction contracts and work on a range of projects including residential homes, industrial sites, commercial developments and transport networks.

Salary p/a
35k - 200k

Qualifications
Degree

Intensity
Sitting
Standing

Demand
Growing

Travel
Medium

Conditions
Indoors & Outdoors

Weekly Hours
40-50

Pros

Global felxibility - can take it anywhere
Combines theoretical and practical
Good remuneration

Cons

Recession sensitive
Time and money wasted on disputes
Profession devalued by some

The Bottom Line

An interesting, highly flexible career, working with and through people to achieve milestones. The variation of projects keep you intellectually challenged and keen to trail new methods. A highly satisfying career that is reasonably well remunerated.

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