Quantity surveyor
Keep quantities, valuations and contract changes connected to the work actually being delivered.
On site
A guide to the work this role can cover. Current candidates and availability are confirmed against your brief.
The work to cover
- Prepare measurements, cost forecasts and payment assessments.
- Evaluate variations and maintain the commercial record behind decisions.
What to assess
Use the brief to decide which technical evidence matters. An assessment could explore the following:
Review a disputed variation and explain the supporting measurement, contract record and valuation approach.
Consultant profile
Daniel M.Quantity surveyorCape Town, South Africa
- How they can help
- Reconciles measured work, contract valuations and variations to explain how scope changes affect cost forecasts.
- Experience
- 9 years
- Qualification
- BSc Hons, Quantity Surveying
- Key systems
- CostX / Excel / Bluebeam
Keeping scope changes visible in the cost forecast
The example brief
A construction package changes while subcontractor valuations and procurement decisions are still underway.
What the contribution could look like
- Reconcile measured work, agreed rates and proposed variations against the contract.
- Explain the forecast implications and separate agreed costs from unresolved commercial items.
Working alongside
Commercial leads, construction managers, design teams and subcontractors.
Brief us on this role
Start with this role, then tell us what the work needs. You can clear the role and describe the work in your own words.