Chartered Quantity Surveyors
A leading, exciting team of talent, energy, experience & know-how
Meet the Owner
Our growing team comprises of the brightest and best young talent, led by our highly experienced owner and chartered quantity surveyor, Richard. We pride ourselves on our team’s ideal mix of enthusiasm, innovation, experience & expertise and our unique capacity to approach every project with new eyes.
We’re also proud about the strength of our relationships – internally, with our clients, our suppliers and contractors. We like to think it’s down not just to our work ethic and the quality of delivery, but also because we’re a pretty nice, fun and friendly team to have onside!
Richard Neilson
BSc (Hons) MRICS
Director and Owner
Richard is the Director and Owner of Quantum Solutions.
He graduated in Quantity Surveying in 1998 and qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 2005. Prior to establishing Quantum Solutions he held senior positions with national developers and contractors such as Dandara and the Kier Group where his projects included the Glasgow Harbour Phase 2 Development.
He established Quantum Solutions in 2009.
Richard is known for his enthusiasm, commitment to the profession, attention to detail and focus on ensuring that costs are managed across the lifecycle of the contract from a client and contractor perspective. His approach is to focus on what is best for the contract from the choice of contracts to ensure all client requirements are fully delivered and changes are managed. He is a trusted member of any team and many assignments and projects are referrals from previous clients.
Richard has built a successful Quantity Surveying, Cost Management and Project Management business with many clients in the public and private sector and has been involved in prestigious projects ranging from affordable housing to turnkey distillery developments. This includes working with remote and rural communities and enterprises and being able to build empathy and trust with all key stakeholders quickly.
Richard promotes and champions Quantum Solutions’ values of Professional, Motivated, Innovative and Collaborative as key elements of how we work as a business. This manifested itself in Quantum Solutions becoming a Regulated Chartered Surveyor practice in 2019.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) MRICS
