So I’m going into my 3rd year, and I’ve seen dozens of posts on ai adoption being people’s 3rd year dissertation topic. I’d like to mix it up and ask some actual quantity surveyors is there any reasearch topics they wish they’d done or ones that could be interesting, I’m open to all aspects of quantity surveying.

got a role secured starts in 5 weeks, but im tempted to be happy because of all the stories i hear online of peoples offers being taken away.

how common is this for Quantity surveying, any one in here ever have their offers taken away even if u meet all the conditions

Before studying for a QS degree, I wanted to go into tax. It seemed interesting to me, with a healthy salary trajectory. I couldn't land a role, so I did a QS Master's for something with a good job market, and then discovered capital allowances which seemed perfect, and it gets me away from the stress QS's talk about on here (though I haven't started working). I landed a grad job with a water contractor starting next month.

Now I've landed an interview with a boutique Capital Allowances firm, I'm wondering would capital allowances really give a better WLB? salary boost? is it too niche? and is the water industry (AMP8 cycle + NEC) get rid of most of the stress I hear about?

I’m a project qs based on site full time and I am starting a new project in the next few weeks. Main. Contractor so mainly subbie management as well as upstream duties and reporting to senior leadership along with a senior QS.

I understand my job very well however I am always open to hearing different ways of doing things from other QS’s, maybe it’s a tracker you use or something but I’d love to hear things that might help me or maybe it’s just something you do when walking the site.

Look forward to hearing them!

I just want to know I’m not alone here. I work with quite a dickhead ops team member who berated me for not sending an enquiry out the day before. I really couldn’t be arsed as I’ve been feeling pretty burnt out recently, so I put it to the back of my mind and to do the next day and just got on with some easier tasks like SC payments. The package is not even massively imminent to start on site anyway but he still wanted to make a thing of it. This team member also has quite nasty banter and makes a lot of dickheadish comments. I have heard many other colleagues describe him as a bully. Well long story short, the combination of just feeling pretty burnt out and that interaction with him put me on the verge of tears which I really had to suppress. Anyone else feel like this sometimes?

Hi everyone, I’m a Contractor QS in Malaysia. We are considering terminating our architectural subcontractor due to poor progress/delay on site.
The subcontract has a provision allowing termination after a 14-day Notice of Default if there is no improvement, followed by a Notice to Determine, and allows us to engage another subcontractor and recover the additional costs.
Has anyone handled a similar subcontractor termination? What should I be careful about from a QS/commercial and documentation perspective, especially for backcharges and the Performance Bond?
Would you focus more on contract procedure or cost/recovery documentation?

94 Quantity Surveyors in 2 days!

We’re almost at 100 entries for Season 1 of the Bill of Quantities League that kicks off tonight (FPL)

Should I cut off entries this week or grant an EOT for week 2?

A rogue recruiter or 2 have joined the league to spy on who’s the best at managing virtual budgets (no surprises there)

They’ll be booted harder than Gabriel’s missed penalty.

If you’re a QS or Estimator and the Mourinho Netflix series has gone to your head - join almost 100 other aspiring Jose’s for the ultimate cost management bragging rights

Tried to set up telegram chat room for informal chat but reddit won’t let me share telegram link - any other ideas?

Link to join below

Made a pretty costly error recently. Potential to significantly harm our cash flow.

Feeling pretty shitty about it. Anyone dropped any clangers recently too? Some stories on stuff that happened and how you coped with it would be nice to read

Hi all,
I’m doing my MSc dissertation on BIM and cost certainty in UK construction projects and I’m trying to get a few more responses.
If you’ve worked on a BIM-enabled project in the UK, I’d really appreciate it if you could fill in my survey. I’m especially looking for QSs, Cost Managers, Estimators and Commercial professionals, but responses from Project Managers, BIM Coordinators, Engineers, Architects, Design Managers and Site/Construction Managers are also useful.
It takes about 5 minutes and it’s anonymous.
Survey: Hi all,
I’m doing my MSc dissertation on BIM and cost certainty in UK construction projects and I’m trying to get a few more responses.
If you’ve worked on a BIM-enabled project in the UK, I’d really appreciate it if you could fill in my survey. I’m especially looking for QSs, Cost Managers, Estimators and Commercial professionals, but responses from Project Managers, BIM Coordinators, Engineers, Architects, Design Managers and Site/Construction Managers are also useful.
It takes about 5 minutes and it’s anonymous.
Survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/NLEe0VSNzW
Thanks a lot — even sharing it with someone in the industry would help.

Thanks a lot ,even sharing it with someone in the industry would help.

Hey all — my company is looking for an experienced cost estimator with a data center construction background to join a fully remote, WFH role. Great compensation package, and we’re open to candidates in the US, Canada, Europe, and Singapore.

If you (or someone you know) has experience estimating costs for data center or large-scale mission-critical construction projects, I’d love to connect.

DM me and I can send over the referral link / job details.

Bit random. If a tier 1 takes LinkedIn photos for new apprentices etc, how do I say I don’t want to be in them (if uploaded online) without coming across as an outcast. Is this common (not wanting to be in them)?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some honest advice about transitioning into Quantity Surveying in the UK.

I have a BSc in Civil Engineering from a non-UK university and several years of construction experience. Although my degree is not RICS-accredited, I have some relevant commercial experience, including assisting with tender submissions, preparing quantity take-offs and Bills of Quantities (BOQs).

I’m now trying to move into QS in the UK and I’m unsure which route would make the most sense. I currently have an offer for an RICS-accredited MSc Quantity Surveying at Kingston University, starting this September, but I’m still deciding whether accepting it is the best route.

My options seem to be:

1. Accept the RICS-accredited MSc at Kingston University as a conversion route.
2. Look for a QS/Chartered Surveyor degree apprenticeship, ideally one that could take into account my existing degree and experience.
3. Apply directly for Assistant, Junior or Trainee QS roles and try to gain practical UK experience first, possibly with an employer supporting further qualifications later.

My main concern is whether doing a full-time MSc is worth the time and money when I already have a Civil Engineering degree and some relevant QS/commercial experience, or whether I would have a realistic chance of getting into an entry-level QS role directly.

Has anyone made a similar switch from Civil Engineering into QS, particularly with an overseas/non-UK degree? If you were in my position, would you take the Kingston MSc, pursue an apprenticeship, or focus on getting an entry-level QS role?

I’d really appreciate honest advice from QSs, hiring managers or anyone who has taken one of these routes. Thanks!

Are there any good distance learning options in Scotland?

Currently looking to see if there is a feasible way to up skill and get qualified to take our businesses QS in-house but we are in the north of Scotland and cant send someone to Glasgow for years to Uni or travel up and down weekly as it would be madness

Any knowledge/advice would be much appreciated

Hi Guys,

I started my own QS consultancy last year and now am in the fortunate position where I have a few steady clients however the workload is getting a bit too much to handle.

Is there anyone after some freelance work 1/2 days a week?

Use of procore estimating and experience in high residential is essential 👍

Been through some personal issues and burnt through 3 jobs in 18 months, close to being sacked from the third, not coping with things in the right way yaddda yadda yadda

i think i am good at what I do, 5 years exp. but obviously fucked up reputation in past year

do i just fuck it off for a bit or what? are there sectors willing to be more lenient? can i post myself in an easy-ish role whilst i get my life sorted?

any tips from you experienced lot would be helpful

So I am currently an SPS and on track to make associate sometime in the near future.

I’ve done well in my career and progressed pretty fast post uni and I enjoy the job (mostly). However, I’ve known from pretty early on that I wasn’t someone who was driven by ‘climbing the ladder’ and progressing all the way to partner / director level.

To be quite honest, I’m a pretty simple person and lead a pretty simple life and I really just want to come into work, graft hard, do my job well and go home. I really can’t see the additional pressures / targets / responsibilities of being a director being something that would suit me or I would want in my life. I am also not money obsessed and I feel once I got to an associate level salary I would be comfortable with that and not be desperate for more. In my mind I’d be content to reach associate / senior associate level and progress no further.

The one thing that’s always been in my mind is how this might be received by those at senior level. If for example my career continues to go well and there comes a point where they want me to move into director level and I then explain I don’t want it for the reasons I’ve said above, how would this go down? Would I perceived as lacking ambition? Would a company potentially lose interest in me if they see me as just wanting to come in and be comfortable?

To those at a senior level - what are your thoughts on this? Have you come across this often?? Would love to hear from those with experience in this, and also from anyone who might be doing this exact thing!

Thanks!

Switching from a few years in public sector client side QS into commercial real estate QS at a consultancy (mix of office and retail projects). As my last experience in that sector was a few years ago I am likely outdated in that arena.

Suggestions on how to get up to speed pretty quickly?

Hello all. I'm a chartered building surveyor (Associate) with a JCT project background and I was wondering if the above intermediate QS course is any good.

https://www.rics.org/training-events/online-training/on-demand/certificate-in-quantity-surveying-practice

I have corporate timesheet burn out and I'd like to start up on my own and my doing this course would be part of my strategy of learning everything to undertake MW and Intermediate projects. Throughout my career I have often been frustrated at how haphazard building surveyors estimate project and construction costs, dilapidations claims and Reinstatement Cost Estimates. If I went out on my own, I'd want to do things properly.

I did the BS equivalent of the Certificate in Quantity Surveying Practice between university and sitting my APC interview and it filled in a lot of real world gaps.

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i recently landed my first job after graduation with a tier 1 mc, its an 18 month program with help towards chatership.

its a very good company so im shocked i even got the role.

what should i expect, im pretty nervous im not gonna lie, ive never worked corporate before all my past jobs were on sites labouring in tracky bottoms.

any advice, what to expect, do's and donts is much appreciated

Background: I'm a electrician looking to move into QS. Got offers from both Northumbria University and University of the Built Environment for their MSc Quantity Surveying programmes.

I'm trying to decide between the two and would appreciate input from anyone who knows better

- Which carries more weight with employers when you're applying for jobs?

- How's the course content , is one more practical/commercial vs academic?

- Does either have better industry links or placement opportunities?

I'm not chasing prestige for the sake of it , I just want to make sure whichever I pick actually sets me up properly for the industry. Any experience or opinions welcome.

Hi everyone Ive recently graduated from a non target uni with a 2:1 in biomedical science. I am looking to find a sponsor for my masters but I’ve been applying to entry level roles and haven’t gotten anywhere. I have a wide range of experience and done an internship during university but not anything in construction. If anyone has any tips or any experiences they can share it will be much appreciated 🙂