Two new recruits have joined an expanding quantity surveyor team with bases in Shropshire and Mid Wales as it takes on new projects in the public sector.
Corby Oges has been appointed as a senior quantity surveyor at CQS Solutions which has offices in Telford and also in Newtown as Bowen Consultants.
Corby, 44, will be based at the CQS Telford office as a senior quantity surveyor where he will be focusing on public sector work. He is already working with company owner Tim Lloyd on a government contract.
Corby joined the company from a national construction and cost management consultancy where he handled a mixed portfolio of quantity surveying and project management work across a range of sectors.
He originally trained as a quantity surveyor in Nigeria where the qualification includes five years at university. He worked in Nigeria for a construction company before rejoining his family in the UK.
He said he was attracted to CQS Solutions by the friendly working atmosphere and the varied scope of the contracts it works with.
“It’s more like a family unit – the team make you feel very welcome and part of the business. That’s something that is very hard to find these days. We are very busy working on new projects but I’ve really settled in and enjoy working here,” said Corby.
Adding to the family atmosphere is the appointment of Sam Green as an assistant quantity surveyor. He joins his older brother Jack at the company with Jack being promoted to the role of quantity surveyor after completing his QS qualification.
Sam, 21, is two years into his three year BSc Hons Quantity Surveying with Wolverhampton University. Both brothers started their training with their father’s company but moved to separate firms when the business closed during the pandemic lockdown.
Jack, 23, joined CQS Solutions while Sam continued his QS apprenticeship with a Midlands specialist contractor for 18 months before also moving to CQS Solutions.
“Jack told me that Tim at CQS was looking for new people and I sent in my CV. I was really pleased when Tim offered me a post as Jack had given me a lot of information about the company and I knew it was a good place to work. My workload will be much more varied so it is broadening my horizons which is a big plus,” said Sam.
“It’s also good to work alongside my brother. He helps me out at work if I need it but when we are at home we are both able to leave work conversations in the office,” he added.
CQS Solutions owner Tim Lloyd said that Corby and Sam were great additions to the team.
“The business is growing and we are constantly taking on new work in the public sector which means we need to expand the team. Corby brings a huge range of experience across all sectors and it is really rewarding to help Sam launch his career in quantity surveying,” said Tim.
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