Quantity Surveyor
Manage costs and contracts to deliver construction projects.
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- What's it like to be a Quantity Surveyor?
- How to become a Quantity Surveyor
- Latest Quantity Surveyor jobs
- Top skills and experience for Quantity Surveyors
- Is Quantity Surveyor the right role for you?
- Quantity Surveyor role reviews
What's it like to be a Quantity Surveyor?
Quantity Surveyors work with construction professionals including Architects, Engineers and Builders to prepare cost estimates and plans, audit projects, and manage costs and contracts for construction projects.
Tasks and duties
- Liaising with other construction professionals to deliver projects.
- Examining structural drawings and specifications.
- Reviewing changes to construction plans and assessing costs.
- Producing financial forecasts for clients.
- Performing feasibility assessments to help guide project decisions.
How to become a Quantity Surveyor
To work as a Quantity Surveyor in Australia, you are generally required to have graduate qualifications in quantity surveying or construction management.
- Complete a tertiary qualification such as the Bachelor of Construction Management or Bachelor of Construction Project Management. A number of courses are accredited by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
- Explore cadetship opportunities. Some organisations offer cadetships for students completing relevant industry degrees
- It’s important to check whether there are any licensing requirements to work as Quantity Surveyor in your state. For example, in Victoria, Quantity Surveyors are required to be registered with the Victorian Building Authority
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Quantity Surveyor employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Quantity Surveying
Construction Management
CostX Estimating Software
Bill of Quantity
Preparing Tenders
Cost Estimation
Cost Planning
Estimating
Cost Management
Project Cost
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Latest Quantity Surveyor reviews
Oct 2018
Quantity Surveying is interesting if you could work well with people, stress and details.
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Construction Management
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationEstimating
The good thingsQS is a demanding job unleess you’re detail oriented
The good things
Quantity surveyors are responsible for managing all aspects of the contractual and financial side of construction projects to ensu...
The challengesThe tendering period and the response time to most of the queries in post contract stage are usually short. The ability to stay calm and balanced in stressful situations will help to meet the target d...
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Oct 2018
Quantity Surveying can is tough, but the rewards can be worth it for the right person.
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Science
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationConstruction
The good thingsDiverse, challenging, vaired and the potential to travel the world
The challengesComplex, pressurised, time driven and heavy workloads.
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