Roles & Responsibilities of Quantity Surveyor

A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a construction industry professional with expert knowledge on construction costs and contracts does the following jobs

·         Cost consulting, cost estimating

·         Cost planning and commercial management throughout the entire life cycle of the project from     inception to post-completion

·         Value determination

·         Risk management and calculation

·         Procurement advice and assistance during the tendering procedures

·         Tender analysis and agreement of the contract sum

·         Preparation of pricing documents (e.g. Bills of Quantities) in tender

·         Drafting contract conditions and contractual correspondence

·         Commercial management and contract administration

·         Contractual advice

·         Assistance in dispute resolution

·         Asset capitalisation

·         Interim valuations and payment assessment

·         Cost management process

·         Assessing the additional costs of design variations

·         Production of company pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) documentation in line with company   policies

·         Project management

·         Assist in establishing a client's requirements

Roles & Responsibilites

1.   Cost estimating

2.   Cost planning

3.   Cost studies

4.   Cost monitoring and controlling

5.   Measurement

6.   Contracts negotiation

7.   Drafting contract conditions

8.   Procurement advice including tendering strategy

9.   Preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and Tender Document

10. Contract practice

11. Valuation of construction work including variations

12. Assessment of contractor’s claims

13. Contractual advice

14. Dispute resolution

15. Preparing feasibility studies

16. Advice on cost limits and budgets

17. Whole life cycle costing

18. Valuation for insurance purposes

19. Project management

20. Advice on contractual disputes

21. Preparation of final account

22. Preparation of final detailed BOQ