As a quantity surveyor you would play a key part of any building project, managing the costs from the early design plans right through to the building's completion. Your main priority is to make sure that projects meet legal and quality standards, and that client’s get good value for money.
You could work on:
· housing and industrial sites
· retail and commercial developments
· Roads, rail and waterways.

On most projects, your main responsibilities would include:
· carrying out feasibility studies to estimate materials, time and labour costs
· negotiating and drawing up bids for tenders and contracts
· monitoring each stage of construction to make sure that costs are in line with forecasts
· providing financial progress reports to clients
· advising clients on legal and contractual matters
· acting on clients' behalf to resolve disputes
· Assessing the financial costs of new environmental guidelines, for example, on the use of timber from sustainable supplies.