Quantity Surveyor Detailed Job Roles

A quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry concerned with construction costs and contracts.

The services provided by the quantity surveyor include:

• Cost planning and commercial management during the entire life cycle of the project from inception to completion
• Value engineering
• Risk Management
• Procurement advice and assistance during the tendering procedures
• Commercial Management and Contract Administration
• Assistance in dispute resolution
• Asset Capitalisation
• Interim payment assessment
• Cost Management process
• Claim the extra cost of the design variation

Traditional quantity surveying services

1. Cost Planning
2. Estimating
3. Contracts negotiation
4. Procurement advice
5. Preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
6. Monitoring Budget
7. preparation of Payment Invoice and Certification.
8. Assessment of variations
9. Dispute resolution
10. preparing feasibility studies

Future services expected

1. Investment appraisal
2. Advice on cost limits and budgets
3. Whole life cycle costing
4. Value management
5. Risk analysis
6. Insolvency services.
7. Subcontract administration
8. Environmental services measurement and costing.
9. Technical auditing
10. Planning and supervision
11. Valuation for insurance purposes
12. Project management
13. Administering maintenance programmes
14. Advice on contractual disputes.

Professional Duties

Pre-Contract

1. Provide procurement and contractual advice
2. Provide 'Order of Magnitude' costs for construction projects
3. Refine, monitor and control costs during design development
4. Prepare contract documentation
5. Prepare pre-tender estimates

Tender Review

1. Identify cost-risks in tender returns
2. Prepare tender reports
3. Recommend preferred tenderer

Post-Contract

1. Prepare Construction Financial Reports
2. Assess construction cost variations
3. Assess and prepare progress payment recommendations

Quantity Surveying Roles and Responsibilities, QS Roles and Responsibilities