Duties
The duties of a quantity surveyor are as follows: * Cost estimate, cost planning and cost management * Analyzing terms and conditions in the contract. * Predicting potential risks in the project and taking precautions to mitigate such. * Forecasting the costs of different materials needed for the project. * Prepare tender documents, contracts, budgets and other documentation. * Take note of changes made and adjusting the budget accordingly. * Tender management including preparation of bills of quantities, contract conditions and assembly of tender documents * Contract management and contractual advice * Valuation of construction work * Claims and dispute management *Lifecycle costing analysisProfessional associations
* RICS – The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors * AIQS – Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors * IQSSL - Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka * ASAQS – Association of South African Quantity Surveyors * BSIJ – Building Surveyors Institute of Japan * CIQS – Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors * CCEA - China Cost Engineering Association * HKIS – Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors * IIQS – Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors * IQSI – Ikatan Quantity Surveyor Indonesia * JIQS – Jamaican Institute of Quantity Surveyors * NIQS – Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors * NZIQS – New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors * PICQS – Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors * RISM – The Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia * SISV – Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers * SCSI – Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland * SACQSP – South African Council for Quantity Surveying Profession * IQSK – Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya * QSI - Quantity Surveyor International * GHIS - Ghana Institute of Surveyors * UNTEC - Union nationale des Économistes de la construction (France)Qualification
A university degree or diploma alone does not allow one to register as a Quantity Surveyor. Usually, anyone looking to qualify as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Certified Quantity Surveyor or Professional Quantity Surveyor must hold appropriate educational qualifications and work experience, and must pass a professional competence assessment. The RICS requires an RICS approved degree, several years of practical experience, and passing the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) to qualify as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor. Some candidates may be entitled to qualify through extensive experience and reciprocity agreements.See also
* Cost engineeringReferences
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