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quantity-surveyor/references/skills.md
2026-08-14 16:56:03 +02:00

2.5 KiB

Competences — quantity surveyor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0cca32c2-9308-4927-adb2-14771ab787f0).

Essential

  • advise on construction materials (skill/competence)
  • building codes (knowledge)
  • building construction principles (knowledge)
  • calculate needs for construction supplies (skill/competence)
  • communicate with construction crews (skill/competence)
  • construction industry (knowledge)
  • control of expenses (skill/competence)
  • cost management (knowledge)
  • finish project within budget (skill/competence)
  • identify customer objectives (skill/competence)
  • keep records of work progress (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage contracts (skill/competence)
  • order construction supplies (skill/competence)
  • oversee construction project (skill/competence)
  • perform cost accounting activities (skill/competence)
  • prepare construction documents (skill/competence)
  • quantity surveying (knowledge)
  • urban planning law (knowledge)

Optional

  • advise architects (skill/competence)
  • advise on risk management (skill/competence)
  • audit contractors (skill/competence)
  • carry out tendering (skill/competence)
  • check construction compliance (skill/competence)
  • civil engineering (knowledge)
  • civil law (knowledge)
  • communicate with customers (skill/competence)
  • contract law (knowledge)
  • coordinate construction activities (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline (skill/competence)
  • estimate profitability (skill/competence)
  • follow the statutory obligations (skill/competence)
  • liaise with financiers (skill/competence)
  • monitor construction site (skill/competence)
  • monitor contractor performance (skill/competence)
  • monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects (skill/competence)
  • Monte Carlo simulation (knowledge)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • provide cost benefit analysis reports (skill/competence)
  • quality standards (knowledge)
  • real estate market (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 36 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • contract administration — 39 %
  • cost control — 36 %
  • quantity surveying — 33 %
  • budget management — 22 %
  • cost planning — 22 %
  • contract negotiation — 19 %