What are the key responsibilities of Quantity Surveyor?

In short, it covers everything related to cost and quantity.

During Pre-construction Stage:

Quantity surveyors can help with feasibility studies for a project. They can roughly estimate what’s involved in the project, based on measurements of the designer’s or client’s sketches.

The quantity surveyor studies the architects’ and engineers’ plans, identifies the costs involved, and then sets an overall estimated budget for the project.

The quantity surveyor can then plan costs to help the design team stay within the project budget using practical solutions. This is called value engineering.

The final detailed estimate is prepared by the quantity surveyor, together with a project architect. This is the basis for evaluating tenders.

Construction Stage:

Once the building starts, the quantity surveyor can provide cash flow data so the client can arrange the finances needed for each stage of the project. 

The quantity surveyor can also assess cost effects when changes to the project occur, such as delays, and agree on ‘variation’ with contractors.

The quantity surveyor can provide a bank with a project report and help a client by preparing draw down certificates for money to be loaned by the bank. 

Resolving disputes between clients, designers and building contractors is another role in some projects.

Post-construction:

The quantity surveyor can prepare a statement of final account, which records the actual costs for all sections of the job.

Quantity surveyors’ main roles comprise the following:

•      Managing the financial issues for any kind of construction project.

•      Working to keep the project implementation on time and within specified budget of a project.

•      Making sure that construction costs and production are managed efficiently.

•      Resolving disputes between contracting parties.

Inception to demolition of a project and in between including technical advise along side management.

Prepare contract documents,schedule of rates during the construction period,interim valuations,cost analysis and giving cost information at all stages of the contract.

Quantity surveyor duties typically include: Conducting feasibility studies to estimate materials, time and labour costs. Preparing, negotiating and analysing costs for tenders and contracts. ... Advising on a range of legal and contractual issues.

• prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client;
• undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work;
• assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertake feasibility studies;
• perform risk, value management and cost control;
• advise on a procurement strategy;
• identify, analyse and develop responses to commercial risks;
• prepare and analyse costings for tenders

• prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client;
• undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work;
• assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertake feasibility studies;
• perform risk, value management and cost control;
• advise on a procurement strategy;
• identify, analyse and develop responses to commercial risks;
• prepare and analyse costings for tenders;
• allocate work to subcontractors;
• provide advice on contractual claims;
• analyse outcomes and write detailed progress reports;
• value completed work and arrange payments;
• maintain awareness of the different building contracts in current use;
• understand the implications of health and safety regulations.

1. Measuring quantities from drawings as per the latest standard method of measurements to produce Blls of quantties (BOQ) or Schedule of Rates (SOR) from preliminary drawings and specifications
2. Draft condtions of contractor subcontract agreemnets
3. prepare monthly valuations or nterim pyment certificates for main contractor/ subcontractors
4. record any vairatons of work insructons and prepare the estimate  quantty and cost for the varaton order based on contract documents and agree wth client/consultant
5. prepare the Final quantites as per the actual work executed and  agree wth the client as final payment certificate 
6. Mantan all correspondence letters regardng submittal of approved drawing materials change orders etc.
7. mantan record of monthly manpower equipment materails on site etc
8. Prepare monthly Cost value reconciliations
9. Keep record of daily wether forecast 
10. Record  and mantan the requred activities letters and events for suport in dispute resolution of claim f any.

managing the finances for any kind of construction project, whether it’s a house, a high-rise, a bridge, or a tunnel • working to keep the project on time • working to keep the project within the budget • making sure that construction costs and production are managed as efficiently as possible • resolving disputes between contracting parties. • preparing insurance replacement estimates for all kinds of buildings, including houses.