Per-MW pricing, regional variance, and cost drivers for owners scoping hyperscale & AI builds.
Salary benchmarks across the 14 mission-critical disciplines.
Hire Quantity Surveyors who protect the commercial position — measurement and takeoff, bills of quantities, interim valuations, variation pricing, and final accounts that close clean. RICS-pathway and US-trained QS talent, verified on real packages, not certificates alone.
A structured process for the QS hire — where measurement rigor, valuation discipline, and final-account craft decide how much of the contract value you actually keep.
30-minute call. We align on the seat — PQS, contractor, or owner-side — contract forms in play (AIA, NEC, FIDIC, bespoke), package sizes, tools, and start date.
Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Quantity Surveyors with sector-matched package history. References from commercial leads who reviewed their valuations and final accounts included.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee — contingency, contract, and direct hire alike.
We reference valuation accuracy, variation substantiation, and final-account outcomes with the commercial managers who signed off the work — not just tenure at recognizable firms.
AIA and US subcontract forms, NEC3/NEC4, FIDIC, and hybrid owner forms behave differently under change and delay. We match candidates to the paper your projects actually run on.
The US QS shortage is structural. We recruit RICS-pathway and MRICS talent from the UK, Ireland, Middle East, and APAC markets alongside US-trained candidates — including relocation-ready surveyors for data center programs.
Reference-verified BOQ production and quantity takeoff quality — with fluency in CostX, Bluebeam, Cubit, or equivalent measurement tools.
Interim valuation accuracy, payment application review, and retention management on live packages — verified with reviewing commercial leads.
Substantiation quality on variations and change orders — measured rates, dayworks, and star rates that survived scrutiny.
Reference-verified final accounts settled without escalation — and candor about the ones that went to dispute and why.
We’ll help scope the role on the call — seat type, contract forms, package mix, and whether you need US-based or internationally sourced talent.
Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks; total time to placement typically 3–5 weeks for US-based candidates. International candidates requiring visa sponsorship or relocation add lead time — we scope that honestly on the first call.
Most US Quantity Surveyor base salaries fall between $90,000 and $135,000, with data center markets and MEP-specialist surveyors commonly at $110,000–$150,000. MRICS designation and hyperscale program history push toward the top of the band — senior commercial leads price higher; see Senior Quantity Surveyor.
Only if you do. MRICS is a strong signal of structured QS training, and many clients prefer it for PQS seats — but some of the best contractor-side surveyors in the US market came up through estimating or cost engineering. We calibrate the requirement with you, then verify capability either way.
An Estimator prices work before award; a QS measures and values it during execution — valuations, variations, final accounts. A Cost Manager runs budgets and forecasts at project level. On many US mission-critical programs one person wears two of these hats; we staff to the actual scope.
Yes. Every placement carries a replacement guarantee, on every engagement model.
Yes. The US QS market is chronically short, and we actively recruit from UK, Irish, Middle East, and APAC QS markets — screening for US contract-form adaptability and relocation readiness before you ever see a profile.
30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the QS seat, contract forms, package mix, and sourcing strategy — then start recruiting from a mapped global QS network.
