Insights How to advance your career in quantity surveying

Demonstrate leadership skills

As is the case in any role, quantity surveyors often need to demonstrate they’re ready for the next step. If you’re a senior quantity surveyor, the next stage would be moving into a managerial position which involves more responsibility for projects and maintaining positive relationships with different clients. Therefore, if you want to advance your career in quantity surveying, you need to demonstrate leadership and show you’re ready for more responsibility. This could include being more proactive in your team, proving yourself as a thought leader and showing that you can independently manage large scale projects. To advance, you’ll also need to show you’re highly authoritative and can effectively communicate with stakeholders. By establishing yourself as a leader, you’ll give yourself more credibility which can pave the way for more career advancement opportunities.

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