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Credentials that open doors
PQS (Professional Quantity Surveyor)
The senior CIQS (Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors) designation. Opens the door to cost consulting, where you advise owners and banks instead of bidding.
Gold Seal Certified Estimator
Canadian Construction Association certification based on experience, education credits and an exam.
A trade ticket
Estimators who have built what they price are trusted more.
Specialty estimating
Mechanical, electrical or civil estimating. Fewer people can do them.