quantity surveyor

British

noun

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

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But mum Monika, a quantity surveyor based near Milton Keynes, said she had "no idea how difficult it would be" to find a new place for their son.

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She works alongside quantity surveyor Jack Little, who combined an apprenticeship with a degree at the University of South Wales and now "luckily" works five minutes from his house.

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Stacy is currently on statutory maternity pay of £172 a week but says she needs to return to her job as a quantity surveyor at Fife Council to increase her earnings.

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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.

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It hit his takings hard - and in October 2022, he was forced to close, returning to his job as a quantity surveyor so he could pay back the business loans he received.

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