The specialist knowledge in cost planning and management you get from the NU Quantity Surveying and Cost Management degree prepares you for a career across the property and construction sector.
All construction projects go through a lifecycle that involves planning, design, construction and maintenance. Quantity Surveyors play a vital role in ensuring project success with their combination of engineering and management skills. A Quantity Surveyor is an expert in not only one but four distinct areas:
Construction expert – skilled in construction engineering and technology
Cost expert – skilled in cost engineering
Contract expert – skilled in contract management
Project expert – skilled in project management
Common employers of the Quantity Surveying and Cost Management graduates include:
- Quantity surveying consultancies
- Construction companies, contractors and consultancies
- project management consultancies
- Civil engineering contractors and consultancies
- Property firms
- Government and Municipality authorities
- Specialist surveying practices
- Specialist tax consultants.
- Architect consultancies
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- Educational and Training institutions
- Self- Employment (SME)
- Oil and gas, mining firms
There are also opportunities to work in commercial and operations management or in a project management role with a wide range of companies when graduates have gathered experience over years.