CM017: Advanced Quantity Surveying - Academ-ED

Role of a Quantity Surveyor in a Construction Project

A quantity surveyor must keep three main objectives in mind when delivering his or her services. First of all, the quantity surveyor needs to find out how to get maximum quality work for the each dollar spent on the construction project. Secondly, the job of a quantity surveyor is to ensure that expenses are kept under tight control and thirdly, he or she must ensure that every segment of the project is capable of keeping expenses under check and in correct balance.