Quantity surveyors manage all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures
You'll prepare estimates and costs of the work and when the project is in progress, you'll keep track of any variations to the contract that may affect costs and create reports to show profitability.
Working either for the client or the contractor, in an office or on site, you'll be involved in every stage of a project. Projects include commercial, industrial and residential constructions.
However, as a quantity surveyor, you'll typically need to:
- assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertake feasibility studies to ensure their proposals will work
- prepare and analyse project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour and time
- prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client
- negotiate contracts and work schedules
- allocate work to subcontractors and oversee their work at all stages of the construction
- perform risk, value management and cost control during construction
- undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work
- advise on a procurement strategy
- identify, analyse and develop responses to commercial risks
- provide advice on contractual claims and disputes
Skills
You'll need to have:
- written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear reports in order to convey complex information in a simple way to a diverse range of people
- strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop relationships
- numerical and data analysis skills
- a creative and innovative approach to problem solving
- IT skills and the ability to learn sophisticated design and costing IT packages
- team work skills and the ability to motivate and lead those on site
- project management skills
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