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quantity surveyor

British  

noun

  1. a person who estimates the cost of the materials and labour necessary for a construction job

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Ryan, who was working as a quantity surveyor beforehand, took up a lease in Bolton's Market Place Shopping Centre and regularly filled the place with customers.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

As a quantity surveyor and property developer, Butler had no connections with that world, let alone with an actor on the wishlist of most casting directors.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2016

Money was tight and everything had to be done with as little waste as possible, so my dubious skills as a quantity surveyor were in demand.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2014

His father was an electrical engineer, and his mother a quantity surveyor.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013

The bills of quantities are prepared by the quantity surveyor, and are generally made to form part of the contract, and so mentioned in "the contract."

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various