Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor duties and responsibilities:

• Meeting clients to determine their needs and discuss any areas that need revising for price or feasibility
• Calculating material quantities and costs, labour costs and an achievable project timeframe
• Negotiating labour contracts and schedules
• Advising clients and crew on legal matters and disputes
• Monitoring subcontractors, safety practices, construction progress and material needs, including any changes which may impact costs
• Preparing labour and supplier accounts for payment
• Writing reports detailing costs and progress for clients
• tracking changes to the design and/or construction work and adjusting budget projections in line with these.
• selecting and/or sourcing construction materials.
• measuring and valuing the work done on site.
• liaising with the client and other construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers.