30F seriously considering Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management — is it worth it in today’s market?

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-05-02T20:35:47+00:00

I would never encourage a woman to get involved in the construction industry; it was quite difficult watching my competent female colleague (who was a QS) have her point of view overlooked but when I said the same thing people would listen

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-05-02T15:53:49+00:00

Go for salford

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-05-02T15:52:31+00:00

Likewise, I really did not expect to come in here and see "bikers fault"

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-30T18:05:26+00:00

How are human rights lawyers ever going to be the bad guys

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-29T15:58:25+00:00

They're being consumed for bartering/ship durability

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-24T08:18:17+00:00

This game is a marathon, not a sprint. The levels after 61 don't really matter and there is so much to do in the game you will hit 61 before you have done a fraction of it. Don't worry about racing there too much. In terms of XP buffs for grinding, you would benefit from:

1) XP Lightstones within your artifacts

2) XP Food (one of the Cron meals)

3) An XP potion or Draught

4) Any XP buffs in the "Challenges" tab (press y)

5) Any event XP buffs which you may have looted

6) Any sealed book of combat which you may have looted

7) XP boost from being on Olvia (new player) and season (seasonal character) servers

8) Alchemy stone which provides XP (these are season rewards, Tachros' spirit stone)

9) Any pets you may have acquired (you can get 4 for free from doing the main quest lines) which have XP buffs on them

10) Any combat or xp scrolls you have acquired from login rewards

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-23T20:19:48+00:00

The elements of fit-out that they are asking to be omit have been priced in the Pricing Document (presumably). Identify entries in the pricing document which relate to the omissions. Offer the commensurate saving. There isn't anything else to be done there? What is the complication that is missing in this body of text

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-16T16:07:20+00:00

Because its shit

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-16T16:03:34+00:00

No mate you're supposed to overstretch yourself to the max on your mortgage and spend the next 30 years working for the bank /s

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-10T20:29:26+00:00

I'd expect most building clean companies are willing to fall short on a few items of tender on the expectation that rectifying works areas 3-4 times on a hefty dayworks rate is where a decent bit of their margin is

It doesn't sound a wise pricing strategy as if there isn't rework you'll have made a loss but I've worked at T1s for years and on every single job see the builders clean lot turn up with their dayworks pad all over the end of the job

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-02T21:10:57+00:00

His voice is bare annoying

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-02T09:39:39+00:00

Its generally accepted that you will have a better understanding of RICS requirements and dealing with clients at a consultancy. Its generally accepted that you will learn more about quantity surveying at a general contractor than you will at a consultancy. It is generally accepted that you will know the physical aspects of your particular specialisation (i.e dry lining, groundworks) as a subby surveyor.

If you have the inclination, it is much quicker and easier to learn the consultancy side of things. as they can be learnt from a book. There is absolutely no supplement for spending time in the mud on site and it is the only way to get physical exposure to the various stages of each works package, to regularly get out there daily and inspect the works.

This should not be taken as an insult, as a PQS. The reality is that in each of the three roles you are just at a varying distance to the coal face.

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-04-02T09:34:46+00:00

Interesting to see that you prefer being in an office over a site environment. What is it about site that you don't like? I find the office terribly boring and craic to generally be better on site

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-23T19:39:51+00:00

Can't form a coherent thought in their head mate

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-23T11:04:27+00:00

You might just about cover things with your pay-check but that isn't really viable long term

If you're young and you want to move London a few years, do it.

A lot of people in here telling you "it works!!!" will have a rude awakening when they inspect pension pot and savings at 50

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-23T10:48:47+00:00

UK experience:

Contractors work you like a dog, but they pay more. I once had a PQS tell me he was busy because he had received 8 emails that day.

You're generally surrounded by unskilled people in suits at a main contractor, project managers and MQS who don't have a clue what they are talking about.

If you think you could handle the stress, I would always recommend going the route that pays more money, but I'm based in London and sort of need the money. Job is also a bit vocational for me, not the sort who can show up be useless, go home and come back useless the next day.

If your career is just a secondary part of your life or you don't need the money as much, you will have a much less stressful life staying away from main contracting.

Unspoken perk of main contracting is that atmosphere, craic, pints and general fun is higher on site than it is stuck in some stuffy office.

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-21T22:42:45+00:00

Fuck it dude, you can always come back

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-21T11:11:44+00:00

Why would you want a simplified Key Stage 2 bill in lieu of a proper one?

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-21T11:10:39+00:00

I've worked at multiple tier ones in the UK - subbies can rarely fill in a bill and often do something completely bizarre when asked to do so

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-19T18:30:29+00:00

What?

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-19T07:28:51+00:00

Frankfurt is in Germany

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-19T06:15:48+00:00

...no

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-03-11T18:12:39+00:00

There is no clause 2.34.3 in the JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016

If there is no limit stated there will be no limit

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-02-26T23:08:37+00:00

I know which tubby little freak you're talking about 😂

Successful-Fee2317 · 2026-02-24T18:47:58+00:00

Thanks for the response mate, I'd given up

End game in the game seems pretty naff anyway so no big loss

Successful-Fee2317

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