Quantity Surveyor Jobs in London
Quantity Surveyor opportunities across London & Central London. Payment arrangements and start dates depend on the assignment, required checks and client requirements.
Pay shown on each live vacancy · Check the jobs board for current availability
Weekly payment · Arrangement confirmed per assignment
Quantity Surveyor Recruitment in London — Specialist Construction Agency
Hard Hat is a specialist construction recruitment agency supplying quantity surveyors to construction sites across London & Central London. 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.
London is the UK's largest construction market, with thousands of active projects ranging from residential developments and commercial office builds to major infrastructure programmes. Hard Hat supplies construction workforce across all 32 London boroughs and the City of London, providing Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors with vetted, CSCS-certified operatives and skilled tradespeople. Our London-based team has deep knowledge of the local market, established relationships with contractors, and the ability to mobilise workers at short notice anywhere within the M25.
Whether you are looking for your next quantity surveyor job in London, 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 in London
We recruit across the full spectrum of quantity surveyor roles.
Quantity Surveyor
Role type · Requirements verified before placement
Assistant QS
Role type · Requirements verified before placement
Senior QS
Role type · Requirements verified before placement
Commercial Manager
Role type · Requirements verified before placement
Pay for Quantity Surveyor Jobs in London
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
Request a private rate card matched to your live requirement.
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Tickets & Qualifications We Need to See
To place a quantity surveyor in London 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.
How to Apply for Quantity Surveyor Jobs in London
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 in London.
Other Construction Trades We Recruit For in London
Hard Hat covers every trade on a UK construction site. Browse other live trade vacancies in London:
Quantity Surveyor Jobs in London — FAQs
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