Quantity Surveyor
Quantity Surveyor
What is a Quantity Surveyor ?
What is a Quantity Surveyor ?
Quantity surveyors oversee construction projects, managing risks and controlling costs.
In your day-to-day tasks you could:
find out a client's needs and assess if the plans are feasible
work out quantities and costs of materials, time and labour for tenders
negotiate contracts and work schedules
advise on legal matters, including risks and disputes
monitor sub-contractors and stages of construction
report on costs and prepare accounts for payment
keep up to date with construction methods and materials
follow health and safety and building regulations
qUALIFICATIONS
qUALIFICATIONS
You can get into this job through:
a university course
an apprenticeship
working towards this role
a graduate training scheme
University options
University options
You could complete an undergraduate degree in quantity surveying or another relevant subject, such as:
Construction
Structural engineering
Civil engineering
Maths
Geography
Economics
Urban or land studies.
If you already hold an unrelated first degree you could complete a postgraduate conversion course. This should be accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
You could gain a postgraduate surveying qualification via a graduate trainee scheme with a construction or surveying company. The University College of Estate Management offers postgraduate distance learning courses.
Taken from https://www.goconstruct.org/construction-careers/what-jobs-are-right-for-me/quantity-surveyor/
Apprenticeship options
Apprenticeship options
An apprenticeship with a construction firm is a good way into the industry. Apprenticeships are open to anyone over the age of 16. As an apprentice, you will be fully employed by your company and expected to work a minimum of 30 hours a week. Your time will be split between on-the-job experience and a college or training provider.
A surveying technician advanced apprenticeship would start you on your career path as a quantity surveyor or you could look at a construction quantity surveyor degree apprenticeship.
To look for apprenticeships use the gov.uk site : https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
Employers
Employers
The major employers of quantity surveyors are:
architects
commercial businesses
large engineering consultancies and housing associations
large international mechanical contractors
local authorities and government agencies
the offices of private practice quantity surveyors (PQS)
petroleum engineering companies - sometimes recruiting under the title 'cost engineer'
property firms and developers
the surveying sections of building and civil engineering contractors.
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