quantity surveyor

Quantity surveyors have under their helm complete management of the cost involved in building and construction projects from the inception of the project until the delivery. They strive for an efficient use of the resources whilst keeping an eye on quality, quality standards, and client's requirements.

The most in-demand skills for this role include financial department processes, liquidity management, cost management, company policies, prepare cost-plus pricing models, provide cost benefit analysis reports. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives quantity surveyor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.