Demand of Quantity Surveyors

 

Demand of Chartered Quantity Surveyor 

Chartered Surveyor Role: 

The chartered surveyor role is important in the construction industry. He is the one to track the project terms of cost on a daily basis. There are two parts of roles for quantity surveyors

1) Pre-contract Quantity Surveyors 

2) Post Contract Quantity Surveyors

The pre-contract quantity surveyor will take the following responsibilities:

• Sending Request for Quotation documents 
• Preparing Technical Submission documents 
• Preparing Commercial Submission documents 
• Receiving the prices for the appropriate BOQ documents 
• Tender Analysis 
• Arranging a tender review meeting 
• Coordinating with Office administration staff for site visit(s)
• Estimation of BOQ items 
• Preparing correspondence documents between client/main contractor and the tenderer

The post-contract quantity surveyor will take the following responsibilities:

• Preparing correspondence documents between client/main contractor and the suppliers
• Preparing Payment Application (if not working directly with client) 
• Preparing Payment Certification (if working directly with contractor) 
• Variation submission
• Claim Submission
• Cost report preparation (CVR)
• Verification of Progress
• Coordinating with other team members for the cost tracking 

The salary range for the chartered quantity surveyors in india (entry-level positions) earning 2.75 lakhs to 5.5 lakhs annually and senior-level roles in quantity surveyors (more than 10 years experience) earning 18 lakhs to 32 lakhs annually.

Key factors need to be considered to get the salary:

1. location (Mumbai & Bengaluru high salary) 
2. Experience
3. Skills (Project Management & Contract Management additional experinces are best)  
4.  Company