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    Quantity Surveying in Australia

    in Careers and Vacancies

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    Hi Nando, 

    I was in a similar position to you five years ago (albeit i don't have an MSc!). I generally found that  Australian experience is desirable in most cases and not essential. I will caveat that though as 5 years ago the market was very different to what it probably is now......  UK QS's are generally pretty sought after I've found as the QS profession as a whole is still relatively new in Australia, compared the the UK where it is an established profession. 

    Regarding the cost of living, I'm not sure where in the UK you are but before i left i was earning around £35k as a newly chartered QS in London. When i landed in Sydney, I started on a salary of $82k (PQS) which today is around £45k. Again though although you earn more the cost of living on the whole i find is more in Australia than the UK, so although you have more money coming in more money is also going out! If you're living in the suburbs rather than the CBD this will help. 

    A contractors QS is known as a Contracts Administrator out here. I would say for a ballpark salary you'd be looking around $80k - $90k given your experience. 

    Hope this helps. If you need any further information feel free to reply / DM me. 

    Thanks,

     

     

     

     

    Airlines

    in Travel

    Posted

    Let me know what Qatar is like - just booked a flight for my daughter to Madrid

    I flew Qatar Sydney - London over easter and then the return journey. Overall i was pretty impressed

    First rental in aus??

    in Renting & Real Estate

    Posted

    i had a really good experience, managed to view and get a rental within 2 days of landing :)

     

    Some of the bigger agents will ask for 100 points of ID to be submitted with a rental application (look this up on Google) but i didn't have to do this luckily. If i remember correctly i had to give a bond equivalent to 4 weeks rent plus two weeks rent up front...

     

    Happy hunting!

    My travel thread

    in Visitor Visas

    Posted

    what sort of things do you do here on your time off? I feel like I haven't been doing much yet still spending money! I'm convinced I've dropped some out my purse lol

     

    I went to see AC/DC last weekend which was epic and i've been to see the vaccines / jake bugg / mumford and sons tonight in the domain which was awesome! Alot of my down time is pretty much the pub / exploring North Sydney and the city!

     

    I've got to say in comparison to London i find this place so cheap, some things are more expensive but you earn alot more $$$ in comparison!

    My travel thread

    in Visitor Visas

    Posted

    If it was a choice between Melbourne or Parramatta it would be Melbourne every day! The only good thing about out west is the cheap beer (3 schooners in Bligh Park on Friday was $12!)

     

    Just go and do what you want - i'm actually a tad jealous as i wish i didn't settle straight into work - i'll do my travelling on the way back to the UK though!

    My travel thread

    in Visitor Visas

    Posted · Edited by Jhouse101

    Agree with most of the newest comments - if Sydney isn't for you then get out! As i've said before Melbourne is an awesome city but definitely on par with Sydney in terms of cost of living IMO..

     

    I did the Neighbours tour last time i was out and although i was hungover to hell, i'm slightly embarrassed to admit i enjoyed it! The set is tiny! If I remember rightly if you go in the week you see the garage set and if you go on the weekend you can see the lassiters complex (maybe the other way around). Home and away set is definitely next on the list as literally everyone i speak to says how amazing it is!

     

    If you do head up the east coast, Byron is lovely but wasn't my cup of tea. I loved airlie beach although we were only there for a few days, although nowhere seemed to serve food after 9:30 which really p*ssed me off!

     

    EDIT:- Also at the end of the Neighbours tour, you get to meet one of the cast. Kym Valentine (Libby) was there on our day but i didn't go in and meet her as I'd already had something else booked in and was late :(

    My travel thread

    in Visitor Visas

    Posted

    you don't need a flat mate do you.. I think I'm moving hostels. I'm not that keen on this one and most of my group are leaving on money to go do some surf camp thing. So if they'll refund me I'm going to go to my original choice which is smaller and cheaper

     

    If it was 2 bedroom yes but unfortunately it's only one....

     

    Melbourne is an ace city, very different to Sydney but both have their pros and cons....

     

    With regard to Sydney, it may be one of the more expensive places in Australia to live / work etc but it's also the place with most opportunities and the best paying jobs IMO (unless your a miner in WA - although all that is dying off now!)

    My travel thread

    in Visitor Visas

    Posted

    It's my third week and I'm only now properly getting over the jetlag, I haven't really had a quiet day / night since I got here though which probably hasn't helped...

     

    One plus if you do stay here for a few weeks will definitely be NYE, was incredible last year...

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