Responsibilities of a Building Surveyor
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, programs for completion of projects, and specification of works
- organize documents for tender and advise on appointing contractors, designers, and procurement routes
- determine the condition of existing buildings, identify and analyze 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 property’s state of disrepair)
- carry out feasibility studies
- advise on the health and safety aspects of buildings
- advise on boundary and ‘right to light’ disputes and party wall procedures
- prepare insurance assessments and claims.