Responsibilities of a Building Surveyor
As a building surveyor , you’ll need to: ensure projects are completed on budget and to schedule advise clients on schemes and projects and determine requirements prepare scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works organise documents for tender and advise on appointing contractors, designers and procurement routes determine the condition of existing buildings, identify and analyse defects, including proposals for repair advise on energy efficiency, environmental impact and sustainable construction instruct on the preservation/conservation of historic buildings advise on the management and supervision of maintenance of buildings deal with planning applications and advise on property legislation and building regulations assess and design buildings to meet the needs of people with disabilities instruct on construction design and management regulations negotiate dilapidations (when there is a legal liability for a propert...