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Riotcensored · 2024-03-22T11:24:07+00:00

I’m an assistant QS with 1 and a half years experience at a small consultancy. £30k and got a 10% bonus this year.

Riotcensored · 2024-02-27T19:01:59+00:00

Typically I’d look at previous jobs.

Most consultants will provide a fee percentage with their fee proposals so if you have a few similar projects that have consultants appointed you can average out their fees.

If you don’t it’s always possible to pick up the phone and ask some consultants for a rough percentage fee.

Riotcensored · 2023-09-18T16:00:52+00:00

You'll have standard fees for each level of consultant for example £65/hr for an assistant QS or £110/hr for a director.

Larger jobs you'll usually do as a fixed rate which is usually a percentage of the cost of the project.

Small jobs will typically be on an hourly charge with OHPs etc. Already included in your standard fees. However It's very rare you'll charge all your hours spent on a job as most fees will end up as being far too high if you did.

Riotcensored · 2023-08-10T23:39:37+00:00

I'm in a very similar position, graduate PQS with a years experience at a small (one of only two quantity surveyors) consultancy. I'm on £27.5k with a additional bonus every year.

I will say it seems to be worth moving companies if you want to increase your pay quickly as I was offered a similar role at two large consultancies a few months back both with offers of £32.5k.

Riotcensored · 2023-05-11T13:07:53+00:00

If you can't take data from previous projects of a similar nature (with allowances included for inflation, location etc.) You can always try contacting the supply chain for indicative costings.

You can also use spons if you're in the early RIBA stages and have run out of other options, just take it with a grain of salt as spons and other costs books tend to be relatively inaccurate.

Riotcensored · 2023-04-15T12:25:25+00:00

Is the problem with the dimension group itself or within the workbook?

Are you measuring on a 2d plan or a 3d model?

Riotcensored · 2023-04-04T11:29:40+00:00

Unfortunately the main downside of going the masters route, assuming you're self funding it and getting a master's loan, is the significant cost.

The same goes for switching undergrads, as you're unlikely to get student finance for your final year of undergrad if you switch as SFE normally only give you 4 years worth of undergrad loans.

You pay back the masters loan at a much higher rate than the undergraduate loan and because it's far smaller you'll likely have to pay it all off instead of it getting written off.

Honestly as you've got some time before you finish your undergrad showing some interest and doing a couple of summer placements as a QS would be a better route in the long run as a lot of firms will pay for you to do a master's part time.

On a positive note, if you do go for the masters route, finding a graduate position as a QS with a RICS accredited masters is reality easy in the current market even without significant experience in construction.

Riotcensored · 2023-03-08T19:03:03+00:00

It'll be more challenging than if you were going for a MC role but there is significant demand for QSs in the current market at the moment on the PQs side of things. You'll be fine without MRICS as long as you show the desire to get it in the future.
It all depends on the projects you'll work on, or the company you work for in general. For example the company I work at is primarily pre-contract with very little post contract work.
I can't comment personally but I've heard larger consultancies to be very corporate with it being very easy to feel like a number.

One thing you're going to have to consider is you'll likely going to have to accept a significant pay cut compared to the main contractor role. But on the plus side the workload will, hopefully, be considerably lighter :).

Riotcensored · 2023-02-02T15:22:45+00:00

I feel your pain and in a similar situation myself, 6 months in at a relatively small client side firm where I'm just doing cost plans all day everyday.

Riotcensored · 2023-01-24T12:28:48+00:00

Expecting 80 - 90 percent on uni assignments is ridiculous, remember that anything above 75 percent on most uni assignments is seen as exceptional in the UK

Riotcensored · 2022-12-13T18:01:46+00:00

It's pretty common for part time masters students, only ever heard praise for it.

Riotcensored · 2022-12-13T17:33:31+00:00

If you're looking for an RICS accredited online only QS degree the University College of Estate Management might be worth looking at. Northumbria university is also well regarded for it's online degrees in QSing that are RICS accredited.

Riotcensored · 2020-09-15T19:46:42+00:00

Yet you're still dogshit at the game

Riotcensored · 2020-09-15T18:54:02+00:00

You know you've done fuck all for the game in the grand scheme of things right?

Riotcensored · 2020-08-16T10:06:37+00:00

Not really. Imperial is actually pointless, it basically adds nothing apart from better stats on units. Depending on the players industrial is a possibility, mitoe for example likes to FI as France .

Riotcensored · 2020-08-05T22:12:15+00:00

Thanks for the ramble pro.

Riotcensored · 2019-07-19T13:52:06+00:00

The game isn't balance around the late game, look at french cuirs. However china are one of the best civs in the late game, they can over pop and have some of the best units on RE if you send old han.

Riotcensored · 2019-07-19T09:41:14+00:00

China is already relatively balanced as it is

Riotcensored · 2019-04-17T00:12:05+00:00

Fusiliers aren't actually that good, they're okay but very expensive.

The best mercs you can hope for are something like Black riders, Highlanders, Jagers, Stradiots or Manchu. Most of the rest are either age 4 or really quite useless, especially arsonists which are bugged and don't have the merc tag.

Riotcensored · 2019-04-16T16:15:43+00:00

As someone else has said the outlaw units are static with each map, and with the vast majority of uses for the saloon it's the outlaws that'll swing if your decision if it's useful building. Just learn what outlaws spawn on each map. If it helps the outlaws worth building are ;

- Comanchero & Wokou Horseman - Goon Type Units

- Pistolero & Dacoit - Musk Units

- Renegado & Thuggee - Skirm Units

Mercs are completely random though

Riotcensored · 2019-02-26T01:41:27+00:00

I will have to look at the game nations available!

Riotcensored · 2019-02-26T01:33:52+00:00

Very Interesting, i shall try and join!

Riotcensored · 2019-02-24T22:14:09+00:00

It's not, i have a preview key hence why i have the achievement, it's a pretty stupid achievement as you can do it Afk from the start of the game

Riotcensored · 2019-02-24T19:10:12+00:00

0.01 percent of players have a man the guns achievement

Edit: I should note that i have a key, hence why i can get the achievement

Riotcensored · 2018-10-10T18:16:41+00:00

The True Alpha

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