Always up for a challenge, Solomons Europe has been thinking outside the box when it comes to tackling the skills shortage and numerous other pressures facing the construction industry. One strand of our work has been supporting people from different industry backgrounds on their journey to becoming high performing Quantity Surveyors.

As our Strategic Director Kerry Doig outlines: “It’s not just about skills, although that remains important, but attitude and the ability to see and embrace the bigger picture.”

The feature (which you can download below) also includes case studies on Lucy Farrer and Jane Younger. Both have come through Solomons’ rigorous career conversion programme – which mixes technical training, mentorship and invaluable on-the-job experience.

In the last 6 years we’ve taken 19 team members through this programme. At present, career conversion candidates make up more that 25% of our teams based across the North.

That’s not bad going for an SME like us operating in a construction industry that is in the midst of a particularly fierce ‘war for talent’. However, our career conversion work, along with countless other initiatives, ensure our team continues to deliver industry-leading Quantity Surveying services to our clients.

If you’re someone with the skills and attitude we’re after, or if you’re a Quantity Surveyor looking to take their career to the next level with a dynamic and growing SME practice, then click here to learn more about joining Solomons and view our latest vacancies.