Skills to be required for a professional Quantity Surveyor

Skills to be required for a professional Quantity Surveyor

Methodical and analytical thinking as will as practical and logical reasoning skills

Problem solving skills with a creative approach

Skill related to mathematics and financial management

Concise writing skills to produce reports on complex information * Thorough knowledge and understanding of building and construction codes, regulations, etc

have enough hands on, work experience

 Formal education is important, but being able to demonstrate that you have a relevant understanding of building and construction can go a long way

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Continuing professional development is almost the norm in today's business world.

The RICS offers a lifelong learning programme that will allow you to record and mark any professional developments that you have made over the years.

Programs designed to promote learning in an open atmosphere, as well as provide a space for private study

RICS has also established conferences and events that quantity surveyors can attend to learn more

Quantity Surveyor's Work Activities- Options

QS Work Activities- Options

• A quantity surveyor can find business from either a contractor or the client, and they also have the option of choosing to work on-site or away in an office.
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• Once chosen, he is involved in the entire building process from start to finish. At the beginning, he will evaluate the property and prepare estimates on the total costs involved in the project.
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• He will continue to prepare contractual documents, bills, and other tender documents. He will perform cost analysis, perform a risk and value management assessment of the property, as well as provide insight on cost control and procurement strategies.

Skills Required to be a professional Quantity Surveyor

1        1. Methodical and analytical thinking as well as practical and                 logical reasoning skills.

2.   Problem solving skills with a creative approach.

3.   Skill related to mathematics and financial management.

4.   Concise writing skills to produce reports on complex.

5. Information * Thorough knowledge and understanding of     building and construction codes, regulations, etc.

6.   have enough hands on, work experience.

7. Formal education is important, but being able to demonstrate  that you have a relevant understanding of building and construction can go a long way.

QS Typical Work Activities

1.     Preparing tender and contract documents, BOQ

2.     Costs analysis, Control

3.     Assist in establishing a client’s requirements and undertaking feasibility studies

4.     Prepare Analyze costing for tenders

5.     Allocating work to subcontractors

6.     Advice on contractual claims

7.     Progress reports, value completed work

8.     Aware of the different contracts in use

9.     Understand Health & Safety  Regulations

10.                        Risk and Value Management

11.                        Advise on procurement strategy;

12.                        Identify, analyse, develop responses to risks

• ·        A surveyor calculates all related costs so that companies will be well informed about how much each portion of their building will cost and the areas where they can minimize their costs
• ·        Quantity surveyors goal is to enhance the value of a building in relation to the amount of money spent building it
• ·        The surveyor looks at the construction process & determines Standards and Regulations to meet minimum statutory building regulations
• ·        Will also determine areas most important to maintaining the quality of the new building

Job Description of Quantity Surveyor

Job Description of Quantity Surveyor 

A quantity surveyor manages all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures.

Surveyors seek to minimize the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. 

Many of these are specified by statutory building regulations, which the surveyor needs to understand and adhere to following activities.

 

 

ROLE OF THE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

WHO IS QUANTITY SURVEYOR 

Quantity surveyor is a professional worker within the construction industry concerned with Project costs.

The profession is one that provides a qualification gained following formal education, specific training and experience that provides a general set of skills that are then applied to a diverse variety of problems. Predominantly these relate to costs and contracts on construction projects.