Quantity Surveyor Jobs UK
Qualified quantity surveyors for cost management, valuations, and commercial management on construction projects. Our core vacancy coverage is London, the M25 and the South East. Registration and required checks must be completed before placement.
Pay shown on each live vacancy · Check the jobs board for current availability
Weekly payment · Arrangement confirmed per assignment
Quantity Surveyor Recruitment in London and the South East
Hard Hat is a specialist construction recruitment agency supplying quantity surveyors to construction sites across London, the M25 and the South East. We work exclusively in construction — no white-collar generalism, no admin temps — so when you register with us you go on the books of recruiters who actually understand the trade.
Quantity surveyors manage the financial aspects of construction projects, handling cost planning, procurement, valuations, variations, and final accounts. Hard Hat recruits QSs at all levels — from assistant QS through to senior and commercial manager positions — for contractors, subcontractors, and consultancies across London and the South East. Our candidates typically hold RICS membership or are working towards chartership, with experience in sectors including residential, commercial, fit-out, and infrastructure.
Whether you are looking for your next quantity surveyor job, want a contractor to swap into a better-paying site, or you are a main contractor needing reliable quantity surveyor supply, we mobilise quickly. We supply to Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors on residential, commercial, fit-out, civils and infrastructure projects.
Types of Quantity Surveyor Jobs We Recruit For
We recruit across the full spectrum of quantity surveyor roles.
Quantity Surveyor
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Assistant QS
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Senior QS
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Commercial Manager
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Pay for Quantity Surveyor Jobs
We do not publish generic rate bands. The pay for an advertised vacancy is shown on the live jobs board and depends on tickets, experience, shift pattern, engagement arrangement and site location.
Workers
Check the jobs board for the pay and arrangement attached to each current vacancy.
Clients
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Tickets & Qualifications We Need to See
To place a quantity surveyor on a Tier 1 or Tier 2 site we need to verify the following before mobilisation:
- RICS qualified or working towards
- Relevant degree
- Commercial construction experience
- Strong Excel and measurement skills
Don't have everything yet? Register anyway — we will tell you exactly what's missing and the fastest legitimate way to get site-ready. Read our CSCS guide →
Why quantity surveyors Choose Hard Hat
We are a construction-only recruitment agency built and run by people who came off the tools. We are not a generalist agency dabbling in construction — every consultant lives and breathes site work.
Weekly Payment
Payment terms and arrangement are confirmed before the first shift.
Tier 1 & Tier 2 Sites
We supply quantity surveyors to the biggest names in UK construction — better sites, better rates, better continuity.
Compliance Done For You
We handle CSCS verification, Right to Work, references and onboarding — you just turn up to site.
Frontline Founded
Founded by Robert and Andrew — both ex-frontline. We talk to you like a tradesman, not a candidate.
Quantity Surveyor Jobs by Location
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How to Apply for Quantity Surveyor Jobs
Upload Your CV
Submit your CV, RICS qualified or working towards and Right to Work in under 2 minutes.
Consultant Callback
A specialist quantity surveyor recruiter calls you back to confirm availability.
Get Vetted Once
We verify your tickets, references and Right to Work — done once, then you're cleared for any of our sites.
Start Working
Mobilised to a live quantity surveyor vacancy.
Other Construction Trades We Recruit For
Hard Hat covers every trade on a UK construction site. Browse other live trade vacancies:
Quantity Surveyor Jobs — FAQs
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