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BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (Including Foundation Year)

What is a quantity surveyor?

David Harper, quantity surveyor and senior lecturer on the Quantity Surveying courses at University of South Wales, explains the role of a quantity surveyor, how much they earn and what kind of projects they could be working on.

This video was filmed with Kier Group in Cardiff who offer placements and graduate quantity surveyor jobs to USW students.

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