Mark Stevens

Managing Director @Qsetc Limited

Wiltshire, GB

After graduating from the University of Reading in 1993, Mark’s career commenced at Gardiner & Theobald in London, where he primarily worked on prime residential projects for high-net-worth individuals. In addition, he provided very early cost advice on several large-scale mixed-use masterplans (including Paddington Basin and Broadgate). Following this, Mark then spent 15 years in Northampton and Bristol as a Partner of a mixed discipline practice, GSSArchitecture, where he specialised in the cost and contract management of projects in the education sector, including schools, colleges, and universities. Being a QS Partner in an architectural practice means he has a thorough understanding of the design process, and how early intervention by the QS can successfully manage costs.In 2013, he joined Gleeds in London, where he was a director in the residential team, delivering a diverse range of residential projects. These ranged in value from £10m to in excess of £1.1bn.He joined Ward Williams Associates in 2017 as a Partner leading the newly established Salisbury office, specialising in cost management and independent monitoring surveying for construction projects ranging in value from £100k to £150m.Having successfully built up two offices from a ‘standing start’ in both Bristol (GSS Architecture) and Salisbury (Ward Williams Associates), QSetc was launched in February 2023.Mark is an avid music buff and has an eclectic Vinyl and CD collection. whilst is also a keen reader of contemporary crime fiction, and biographies of the artists who populate his music collection.

Chartered Management Institute

Post Graduate Diploma, Business Administration and Management, General

University of Reading

BSc(Hons), Quantity Surveying