Could do witha bit of advice!
I am in the process of being made redundant by my current employer. I have been a support engineer for a company that makes software for the oil and gas industry, and have just over 5 years service. I have a BEng in Electronic Engineering too.
I've been offered a job as a Junior QS, the pay is about £5-6K less than my current pay (which is fucked anyway :crY
, but I've heard that it's a good job to have, and the pay can rise astronomically with experience
I guess I have a few questions:
Is it a decent job to be in?
Yeah its not bad, are you looking to work for a QS practice or a builder?
Is there much work out there?
Fucking hell yes, i get approached at least once a month, and pay rises are approx 5K a go!
Basic package you should be looking for as a junior surveyor (age about 20) are 20K salery, 3K bonus, company car with fuel card (private and business paid for) Health Care and Company Pension. Double the salery by the time you get to about 25 with the below qualifications
What training should I be looking at getting them to provide for me (qualifications etc)
Basic qualifications most builders look for is NC and HNC in building. A PQS prctice will look for RICS
Cheers!!
Neil.