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304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
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What We Do
Our company provides dedicated quantity surveyor expertise for developers, owners, architects and contractor teams who need robust numbers, clear reporting and proactive advice. If you are planning a building project and want a partner focused on cost, value and risk, our team is ready to help.
Planning
Developing a clear roadmap with timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
Coordination
Managing teams, stakeholders, and contractors to ensure seamless collaboration.
Risk Management
Identifying potential issues and implementing proactive solutions.
Compliance
Ensuring all activities meet legal, safety, and quality standards.
Monitoring
Overseeing progress to ensure the project stays on track, on budget, and on time.
Happy Clients
ur team of experienced project managers works closely with clients, architects, contractors, and stakeholders to align everyone’s efforts and maintain momentum.
Team Work
How a Quantity Surveyor Guides Every Construction Project Stage
When you work with us a quantity surveyor is embedded in your team from day one, supporting feasibility, design, procurement, delivery and close-out. This ensures that every construction project is underpinned by realistic budgets and strong financial control.
Our quantity surveying approach is tailored to your sector and the specific aspect of construction you are dealing with, whether commercial, residential or infrastructure. We bring deep knowledge of construction, construction economics and contracts so you can make fast, informed choices that keep your project moving.
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From Cost Plan to Final Account – Why Cost Management Matters in Construction
A robust cost plan is the financial roadmap for your scheme. It sets out how you will manage cost, where the big risk items lie, and how cost control will be maintained throughout the project. A good quantity professional knows that cost management is not a one-off exercise but a continuous process of forecasting, adjustment and communication.
At Spring and Co, each quantity surveyor monitors change, updates forecasts, and negotiates variations so your final account reflects fair, transparent and well-documented outcomes. Our experience in commercial management and commercial construction means you always have a clear line of sight from the original budget to the final payment.
Need to tighten your budget or resolve commercial issues on an existing job? Speak to our senior quantity and commercial manager specialists about re-baselining your construction quantity and contract position.L
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Quantity Surveying, RICS Standards and Why It Matters in Construction
Modern quantity surveying is built on rigorous technical standards, particularly those set by rics and the royal institution of chartered surveyors. Working to these frameworks means your construction cost forecasts, reporting and contract advice are consistently structured, auditable and trusted by lenders and investors.
Our team includes chartered surveyor professionals and specialists who work towards chartered status via the assessment of professional competence and apc pathway, accredited by the chartered institute of building and aligned with the royal institution of chartered surveyors. This lets you tap into essential surveying knowledge that really matters in construction when large sums and complex risk profiles are involved.
Talk to us today about aligning your next project with leading construction standards and RICS-based reporting. Contact us today to schedule a no-obligation discovery call.
50-70%
of major projects globally are reported to run over budget without strong cost control.
42%
Of construction professionals worldwide report a shortage of qualified quantity surveyors.
10-30%
Typical range of cost overruns seen on projects that exceed their original budgets.
10-20%
Of total project cost can be tied up in changes and variations if they’re poorly managed.
What peoples say about us
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Andy H
Univeristy of Bradford
“I would take this opportunity the thank the team at Spring & Co for the commitment and dedication shown during what has been a protracted project.”
Kevin W.
London Borough of Redbridge
“I have to say that they are very professional and supportive. I would always use them or recommend them”
Paul G.
Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
“We have worked with various members of the team over a number of years and found them all to be approachable, knowledgeable & flexible in delivering their scope of works.”
Assistant Quantity and QS Support: How we Scale With You
As projects grow, so does the demand on your internal team. We can provide an assistant quantity resource as part of a flexible qs support model, giving you the capacity to handle measurement, bill of quantities production, tender documents, and change control while your in-house quantity surveyor team focuses on strategy and client relationships.
Our blended teams of professional quantity surveyors include junior and senior quantity surveyor staff who can slot into your structure. This approach allows you to scale your quantity surveying function without the delays and costs of permanent recruitment.
If your internal QS team is stretched, contact Spring and Co to explore scalable support options that keep your tender deadlines and reporting timeline on track.
Why Quantity Surveying Matters in Construction Projects Today
Every modern construction project faces pressures: volatile material prices, complex contract forms and tight programmes. This is where a skilled quantity surveyor brings crucial role insight, combining construction management, project management and financial expertise to keep the job viable.
Spring and Co understands that managing the costs of design and construction is only part of what matters in construction today. We work with project teams within the built environment and within the construction industry to integrate value engineering, feasibility studies, and risk review into decision-making so that cost, quality and programme remain in balance.
What Does a Quantity Surveyor Actually Do?
A quantity surveyor is the commercial heart of any build, responsible for planning, monitoring and reporting on construction cost from inception to final account. Typical responsibilities include preparing the initial cost plan, advising on procurement routes, drafting tender and tender documents, evaluating bids, and administering the contractual aspects of the agreement.
Throughout delivery, the quantity surveyor tracks variations, manages interim valuations, supports project management, and ensures that payments reflect the true value of completed construction work. In many organisations the qs will also oversee cost control, procurement and tendering, and contract negotiations across multiple sites or frameworks.
Quantity Surveying Career Path, From Technician to Senior Quantity Surveyor
The career path in quantity surveying is flexible and diverse. You might begin as a surveying technician or assistant quantity, progress to a project quantity surveyor, and later become a senior quantity surveyor with responsibility for teams, regions or strategic accounts.
Along the way, many professionals take a postgraduate surveying qualification or postgraduate conversion course to deepen technical expertise, broaden their understanding of construction economics, or move into specialist areas such as commercial management or construction management. With the right combination of surveying skills, leadership and business acumen, professional quantity experts often progress to commercial manager or director roles.
How a Quantity Surveyor Supports Every Construction Project
On each construction project, the quantity surveyor provides structured financial and contractual guidance. This includes early feasibility studies, development of the cost plan, advice on procurement, detailed estimates, and continuous cost management.
By tracking construction quantity, forecasting cash flow and managing change, the quantity surveyor’s input helps keep the scheme deliverable and bankable. At Spring and Co we integrate these services with programme and risk review so that every aspect of construction is aligned with your business case.
Working With Contractors, QS Teams and Project Management
A good quantity professional collaborates closely with the contractor, design consultants and project management teams to ensure that information flows smoothly and decisions are based on reliable data. The quantity surveyor leads commercial meetings, negotiates tender returns, and resolves valuation disputes before they escalate.
Spring and Co’s skilled quantity specialists can work either client-side or alongside a main contractor, providing independent advice or embedded support. Whether you need a standalone qs resource or a full quantity surveying function, we adapt our service to your governance structure and reporting requirements.
QS, Value Engineering and Why a Good Quantity Professional Matters in Construction
A quantity surveyor’s expertise goes far beyond simple measurement. They play a central role in value engineering, challenging designs, exploring alternatives and helping the team achieve better outcomes without undermining performance or compliance.
This blend of managing the costs, risk assessment and design dialogue is a key part of quantity surveying and underpins value for money outcomes. Spring and Co’s professional quantity surveyors bring structured workshops, robust data and clear reporting that show where savings can be made while protecting essential performance.
Digital Tools, BIM and the Future of Quantity Surveying in Construction
The future of quantity surveying is increasingly digital, with building information modelling and data-driven tools transforming how measurement and forecasting are carried out. For each construction project, we can link cost data directly to 3D models, improving accuracy and transparency.
Spring and Co leverages these technologies within the built environment to shorten the timeline from design change to cost impact, helping decision-makers respond quickly. We see digital tools as an extension of strong fundamentals, not a replacement for the judgement of a skilled quantity surveyor.
The Qualification Route and How to Become a Quantity Surveyor
To become a quantity surveyor, you will usually begin with a qualification such as a quantity surveying degree or another course accredited by the royal institution or chartered institute of building. Graduates often join a graduate trainee scheme or apprenticeship, combining academic learning with hands-on work experience on live jobs.
From there, you work towards surveyor status and may choose to work towards chartered recognition as a chartered surveyor or chartered quantity surveyor via a structured diary, mentoring and the assessment of professional competence. After gaining years of practical exposure, you could become a senior quantity expert, taking leadership roles and guiding major portfolios.
Become a Quantity Surveyor – Understanding the Role and Career Path
The role of the quantity surveyor combines technical, commercial and strategic responsibilities. A professional quantity surveyor supports construction work by forecasting costs, advising on contracts, and ensuring value for money across the full lifecycle of the project.
If you want to become a quantity surveyor, you will follow a career path that typically starts with a degree in quantity surveying or a quantity surveying degree, supported by a graduate trainee scheme, apprenticeship or junior technician or surveying technician role. With years of practical on-site exposure and structured work experience, you could become a senior quantity professional and ultimately become a senior quantity surveyor, achieving surveyor status and the mrics title.
Qualification, Work Experience and Assistant Quantity Roles
To progress in the surveying profession, a strong qualification is essential, whether that is an undergraduate degree, postgraduate MSc or postgraduate surveying qualification. Many professionals enter via a postgraduate conversion or postgraduate conversion course in a construction related discipline, often accredited by the royal institution and designed as an essential surveying foundation.
Early roles such as assistant quantity or technician positions build your surveying skills and expose you to live construction sites, contracts and procurement and tendering. Over time, these experiences help you become a chartered professional, give you the confidence to handle complex procurement, and prepare you for leadership roles as a senior quantity specialist or commercial manager.
Apprenticeship, Training and the Next Generation of Quantity Surveyors
For many, an apprenticeship offers an attractive route into the surveying profession, allowing you to earn while you learn and build work experience on real construction sites. Apprentices combine day-release study with site-based roles as assistant quantity staff, technicians or junior qs team members.
Spring and Co actively supports early-career staff through mentoring, structured development plans and exposure to diverse projects in the built environment. This helps create qualified quantity professionals who understand both the technical and human sides of the side of construction.
How We Can Help on Your Next Project
Whether you need a single quantity surveyor for a specific scheme or a long-term qs partner across a portfolio, we can help you manage cost and risk across every stage. Our services span feasibility studies, cost plan development, procurement and tendering, contract advice, final account negotiation and strategic commercial management.
We work across civil engineering, refurbishment and new build, always tailoring our approach to your organisation’s processes and culture. By integrating construction management, project management and cost control, we make sure that every decision you take is informed by clear, current and reliable financial insight.