Markets · Midlands
Quantity Surveyors in Birmingham and the Midlands.
Rail, roads, water and power all cross the middle of the country, and Birmingham has a building market of its own. Permanent and Contract, from Assistant QS to Commercial Director.
Where the work is.
Utilities. Severn Trent across most of the region, South Staffs Water, and Anglian Water in the east. National Grid Electricity Distribution. Cadent.
Infrastructure. HS2, which trained a generation of commercial staff on big-scheme NEC before its scope changed. The motorway spine of the M1, M6 and M42. A growing number of data centre and energy projects.
Building. Birmingham city centre regeneration, residential, health and education, and the distribution warehouses along the motorway corridors.
What that means for a QS here.
The region's infrastructure work runs through long frameworks and on NEC. Its building work runs on JCT, from city centre schemes in Birmingham to the distribution warehouses along the motorway corridors. A QS with big-scheme rail experience is common here. One who can also run a measured term contract is not.
Senior, assistant and freelance QS roles in the Midlands.
Birmingham, Coventry, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Stoke. Permanent and Contract. Most of them are never advertised.
Need a QS on a job in the Midlands?
For a named piece of commercial work, a Delivery QS on your contract, answerable to you, gone when it is done.
Assistant Quantity Surveyor to Commercial Director, Permanent and Contract, Birmingham and the Midlands
Hiring in the Midlands? For commercial leaders
Sectors Water · Gas · Electricity · Telecoms · Rail · Highways · Nuclear · Energy · Data centres · Building · Fit-out · M&E
Regions London and the South East · Midlands · North West · North East and Yorkshire · Scotland and Wales
What people have said · Google reviews
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Do you have Quantity Surveyor jobs in the Midlands?
Yes, Permanent and Contract, from Assistant QS to Commercial Director, in Birmingham and across the region. A Career Insight Call is where to start.
What do Quantity Surveyors earn in the Midlands?
Close to the national picture, below London. A Career Insight Call is where to find out what your level pays.
Do you cover freelance QS work in the Midlands?
Yes. Delivery work on a named piece of commercial work, across infrastructure and building.
Which sectors hire Quantity Surveyors in the Midlands?
All three. Building and logistics, rail and highways, and the water, power and gas networks. The detail is above.
Do I have to live in the Midlands to work on projects there?
No. The region's road and rail links make it one of the easier places to reach. What matters is how many days the role needs you on site.
