Not All That Glitters is in London

All the best construction jobs are based in London, some people say. It’s a self-perpetuating myth that if you want to work on the most interesting and challenging projects while getting a decent salary, you need to find a job in London. The reality is that there are plenty of good construction jobs across the UK, and you don’t need to pay a fortune in rent or travel to be in one.  Type, “quantity surveyor jobs near me” into your search engine of choice and see what comes up.  

Or even better, if you are fed up with the nonsense results from job aggregating (stealing / collating / mushing together) websites such as Indeed and the like, let a quality construction recruitment agency consultancy like Maxim Recruitment do the hard work for you to check out and shortlist your options.

If you have been wondering where quantity surveyors are in demand outside of super-expensive London, here are just a few examples of the best QS jobs for Quantity Surveyors, Project Quantity Surveyors, Senior Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers in other locations in the UK. 

Commercial Manager Jobs North West

If you’re searching for construction jobs in the North West, we have a few commercial manager jobs that may fit the bill. Our commercial manager jobs in Crewe include a Company and Project Commercial Manager for a privately owned power, rail and construction contractor, taking over responsibility for the commercial and financial aspects. This company also has a commercial manager job in York, which would see you fulfilling the same role for a different region.

Airport Commercial Manager Jobs

If you’re looking for airport commercial manager jobs in Manchester, we’re currently recruiting for a commercial manager with a specialist airport baggage handling contractor. This role is to provide professional contract management, procurement and administration to support the delivery of complex automation system projects within an airport environment. However, if you want to be based near London or the South East, we also have an airport commercial manager job at Heathrow.

Quantity Surveyor Jobs Midlands

If you’re after a quantity surveyor job in the East Midlands, there are vacancies in Leicestershire that may be of interest. Openings for an assistant quantity surveyor and project quantity surveyor in Market Harborough are currently live on the Maxim Recruitment website, working on international construction and development projects. Offering interesting work and a competitive salary in an attractive location, we think these two roles are some of the best quantity surveying jobs available in Leicestershire. 

Exciting Building and Civil Engineering Construction Projects With Great Employers

Speaking of Leicestershire, many interesting projects have just been awarded in Leicester, such as new hotels, shopping areas, and Leicester University’s Space Park. This project will create a new state-of-the-art hub for space and earth observation and research, which was recently awarded to Bowmer + Kirkland. 

Bowmer + Kirkland were just one of the many employers we recently met at the East Midlands Expo earlier this month. This show attracts some of the best local employers in the region, such as BSP Consulting, Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors, Galliford Try, J Tomlinson, Jessops Construction, Pick Everard, Stepnell, and Wilmott Dixon. With our excellent contacts with employers of this type and quality, we can help you find the best Quantity Surveying, Cost Management and Commercial Management jobs outside of London on some of the UK’s most prestigious projects.

About the Author

Steve Thomas

Construction Recruitment Director, UK & Canada
I am responsible for the Maxim Recruitment office in the UK where our team of recruitment consultants specialise in the recruitment of quantity surveyors, commercial managers, delay, dispute and claims consultants for civil engineering and building contractors and specialist construction consultancies.  I am also responsible for growing our recruitment operation in Canada and North America.
I have over 20 years of experience in construction recruitment and enjoy working on both contingency and search/headhunting assignments for our new and repeat clients.
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