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Quantity Surveyor CV Example

Valuations, variations and final accounts — commercial control told in recovered and defended money.

A quantity surveyor's CV is a commercial ledger: money certified, variations secured, claims defended, accounts closed. This example keeps every bullet on that ledger, with contract forms named — because FIDIC fluency is the first thing commercial managers check.

Why this CV works

Every bullet is denominated in money with a success rate attached — the exact evidence commercial managers hire on.
Both attack (variations) and defence (back-charges) appear, showing a complete commercial game.
Final accounts closed near forecast and without dispute are the profession's endgame metric.
Contract-form fluency (FIDIC 1999/2017) is stated precisely, and the RICS position honestly.

The professional summary

Quantity Surveyor with 8 years on contractor side across towers and infrastructure (packages to AED 450M). Secured AED 38M of variations at a 92% approval rate, defended AED 12M of back-charges down to AED 1.9M, and closed three final accounts within 4% of forecast. Works FIDIC 1999/2017, CostX and Candy; RICS-chartership in final assessment.

State package values, your variation record and your contract forms in the first three lines. Contractor-side or client-side must be unmistakable.

Writing the work experience

Ledger bullets: certified vs applied, secured vs submitted, defended vs proposed, settled vs forecast. Rates make the amounts meaningful.

Turning duties into achievements

Instead ofPrepared variations and claims

WriteSecured AED 38M of variations across 60+ submissions at a 92% approval rate

Instead ofHandled final accounts

WriteClosed 3 final accounts within 4% of forecast; the largest settled without dispute in 9 weeks

Skills on this CV

Quantity take-offInterim valuationsVariations & claimsFIDIC contractsFinal accountsSubcontract procurementCostX / CandyCost reporting (CVRs)Payment applicationsRate analysisDelay & disruption supportCommercial correspondence

ATS tips for Quantity Surveyors

Include "quantity surveyor" and "QS" once each, plus "FIDIC" — the region's hardest commercial filter.
Name your measurement software (CostX, Candy, Bluebeam) — tooling filters apply to QS ads too.
"Variations", "claims" and "final account" are checklist tokens; include all three.

ATS checks help identify potential compatibility issues, but employers and ATS platforms use different criteria — no template or score can guarantee an outcome.

Writing tips

Approval and certification rates turn amounts into skill — always pair them.
A defence story (back-charges reduced) differentiates more than another valuation bullet.
State chartership progress precisely; commercial directors respect exactness about status.

Frequently asked questions

Contractor or consultant QS — how differently do they read?

Very: contractor QS sells recovery and defence; PQS/consultant sells certification, cost planning and client protection. Never blur which chair you sat in.

How do I evidence negotiation skill?

Through settled outcomes: reduction percentages, settlement timelines, disputes avoided. Claimed negotiation skill is invisible; settlement records are not.

Does BIM measurement matter for QS roles?

Growing fast — CostX-from-model experience is worth a named bullet.