Quantity Surveyors
What they do most days?
Measures and values completed contract for authorisation of payment.
Measures and values work in progress and examines any deviations from original contract.
Examines tenders received, advises client on the most acceptable and assists with preparation of a contract document.
Prepares bills of quantities for use by contractors when tendering for work.
Examines plans and specifications and prepares details of the material and labour required for the project.
Liaises with client on project costs, formulates detailed cost plan and advises contractors and engineers to ensure that they remain within cost limit.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.