A quantity surveyor (QS) is a construction industry professional with expert knowledge on construction costs and contracts. Qualified professional quantity surveyors are known as Chartered Surveyors (Members and Fellows of RICS) in the UK and Certified Quantity Surveyors (a designation of AIQS) in Australia and other countries. In some countries such as Canada, South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius, qualified quantity surveyors are known as Professional Quantity Surveyors, a title protected by law.[1][2][3]
Quantity surveyors are responsible for managing all aspects of the contractual and financial side of construction projects. They help to ensure that the construction project is completed within its projected budget. Quantity surveyors are also hired by contractors to help with the valuation of construction work for the contractor, help with bidding and project budgeting, and the submission of bills to the client.
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 analysis
Professional 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.[4]
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^"PQSC – Professional Quantity Surveyors' Council Mauritius". PQSC.
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