Aquantity surveyor(QS) is aconstruction industryprofessional with expert knowledge on construction costs andcontracts.In Australia, quantity surveyor estimates and monitors construction costs from the project feasibility stage, through tender preparation, to the construction period and beyond.
Quantity surveyors usually work in offices. They also visit building sites, clients and other members of construction teams.
Registration or licensing may be required.
Job duties
The role of a Quantity Surveyor is to provide accurate and timely cost advice throughout both the planning and construction phases of a building project, ensuring clients receive maximum value for money by reducing both capital and on-going costs and preventing cost overruns.
The duties of quantity surveyor include:
Liaise with architects, engineers, builders, contractors, suppliers and project owners
Studies architectural and engineering drawings and specifications to estimate total costs and prepare detailed cost plans and estimates as tools to assist in budgetary control
Prepare a 'Bill of Quantities' that lists the individual components required to construct a project
Monitors changes to designs, assesses effects on cost, and measures, values and negotiates variations to designs
Assess and recommend payment to contractors during construction
Prepare monthly cash-flow forecasts for clients and tax depreciation schedules
Perform feasibility studies to assist with decisions about the worth of a project proceeding
Serve as a consultant to business and government
Employment Status
Quantity surveyors work with architects, building contractors, developers, engineers and project managers. They can work as individual consultants or as part of a small or medium-sized firm. Some work as academics in universities. Some may find employment in government agencies. Those in the building industry usually work on larger-scale projects such as office complexes, high-density residential projects, hotels, factories and hospitals. Job prospects can fluctuate depending on the level of building activity. With experience, progress to managerial positions in the construction industry is possible.
TheEmployment Facts of Quantity Surveyor in Australia:
Future Growth: Strong
Full-Time Share: 87%
Average full-time: 45
Weekly Pay: $1,962
Employment by state:
ACT: 2.0%
NSW: 32.6%
NT: 2.0%
QLD: 22.6%
SA: 4.5%
TAS: 0.4%
VIC: 20.4%
WA: 15.5%
Educational requirement
To become a quantity surveyor, you usually need a bachelor’s degree in building surveying, construction management or another related field to work as a Quantity Surveyor. In some states, training may also be available through Vocational Education and Training (VET).
Education level:
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate: 11.4%
Bachelor degree: 63.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma: 10.5%
Certificate III/IV: 5.2%
Year 12 and below: 9.3%
Related Courses: Bachelor of Design – Architecture, Master of Construction Management
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