Stay closer to quantities, costs and changes.
Build cost-planning and commercial support into your team with a dedicated offshore quantity surveyor, working in your systems from Lynk’s Manila office.
Cost detail you can work with.
Your systems. Your priorities. Local employment and office support from Lynk.
Quantity surveyor or estimator?
Estimators typically focus on preparing tenders and pricing work before award. A quantity surveying brief may extend further into measurement, cost planning and post-contract cost control. There is overlap: the right choice depends on your projects and the individual’s experience.
Your team leads the work
Your team sets measurement rules, verifies project assumptions and approves commercial submissions. Any independent certification, regulated advice or required professional sign-off sits outside the role unless separately agreed with appropriately qualified professionals.
Lynk supports the person
With Managed Offshore Staffing, Lynk handles recruitment, Philippine employment, payroll, HR, office, equipment and local support. Your employee works directly with your team.
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Measurement and BOQs
Measure from drawings, organise quantity schedules and prepare bills of quantities against your measurement conventions.
Cost planning
Build cost breakdowns using your inputs and rate libraries, documenting assumptions for your team to review.
Tender comparisons
Organise supplier and subcontractor returns, compare inclusions and identify items that need clarification.
Variation measurement
Measure changed scopes and collate supporting cost information for assessment by your commercial team.
Cost reporting
Maintain cost registers and compile updates on commitments, changes and forecast inputs.
Project commercial records
Keep measurement files, pricing records and supporting documents organised through the project lifecycle.
Match the experience to the cost detail.
Look for experience preparing quantities and schedules against your measurement rules, with clear checks from your commercial team.
Ask for comparable project experience in cost planning, variation assessment and reporting. Agree responsibility for review and final submissions.
Make the first handover a useful one.
Define the systems
Include CostX, Bluebeam, Excel, Cubit or your own cost-management systems where relevant. Set out project type, measurement standards and the level of Australian project experience required.
Interview for the work
Review comparable projects, ask how candidates check their work and discuss a practical task if useful. Agree the expected experience and autonomy before selecting your person.
Set up the handover
Bring a drawing set, a completed BOQ or cost report, your rate sources and an example of how you record variations. Agree review points for quantities, exclusions and assumptions before the first live submission.
A few practical answers.
Can they act as an independent certifying quantity surveyor?
This page describes a dedicated staffing role supporting your business. It does not offer independent certification or assume a candidate holds a particular professional registration.
What project experience should we ask for?
Specify residential, commercial, civil or trade-specific experience as needed, along with project size and the type of cost reporting. Comparable experience is more useful than a broad job title.
Should we hire an estimator or quantity surveyor?
Start with the workload. If it is mainly tender preparation, an estimator may fit. If it includes ongoing measurement, cost plans and post-contract reporting, discuss a quantity surveying brief.
How much does it cost?
Pricing depends on the individual, experience, responsibilities and working arrangement. We provide a quote for your brief. The pricing calculator is an indicative planning tool, not a fixed price for every candidate.
How soon can someone start?
The timeline depends on the brief, available candidates, interviews and notice periods. Discuss your preferred start date early so recruitment and onboarding can be planned around it.
Explore the role before you hire.
The offshore quantity surveyor hiring guide
Responsibilities, experience and practical considerations for your next hire.
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Compare the scope to work out which role best fits your team.
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Tell us the work, systems and experience you need. We’ll help define the role, discuss likely costs and explain the recruitment process.