Job Title

 

Professional Quantity Surveyor

 

Job Description

 

Working closely with architects, engineers, planners and government agencies, a Professional Quantity Surveyor works as a consultant, estimator or manager in construction and development firms. He/she prepares economic feasibility studies, gives advice on construction cost planning and prepares tender documents. A Professional Quantity Surveyor checks and analyzes tenders, manages and coordinates projects, prepares process schedules and sets up and maintains cost control systems. Some of his/hers everyday tasks include: cost planning, value engineering, feasibility studies, cost benefits analysis, lifecycle costing, evaluation, and cost estimation.

 

Education Requirements

 

To become a Quantity Surveyor you need a license. To obtain the Professional Quantity Surveyor?s license, one has to:

  • Complete Grade 12
  • 3 to 4 years bachelor?s degree in Geomatics, Engineering or Survey Engineering or a college diploma in Survey Science or Geomatics.
  • 18 months work experience under the supervision of a qualified Professional Quantity Surveyor.
  • Successful examinations at the end of the studying period will entitle you with a Professional Quantity Surveyor license.
  • Be a member of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors by completing Institute?s Educational Program, Professional Examinations and Test of Professional Experience.
  • Gold Seal Certification available through a reciprocal agreement with Gold Seal and Quantity Surveyor and CCA Gold Seal for Estimators.  

Note: Additional licenses are available to survey specific areas, such as national parks, Aboriginal lands and northern territories.

 

Schools in Ontario, Canada

 

Fanshawe College - of Applied Arts and Technology
London, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (519) 452-4430
Fax: (519) 452-4420             
Web: http://www.fanshawec.on.ca/
 
George Brown College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (416) 415-2000
Toll-free: 1-800-265-2002 (only Canada and US)               
Web: http://www.georgebrown.ca/
 
Niagara College - Construction Engineering Technology
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (416) 735-2211
Web: www.niagarac.on.ca

 

Ryerson University- Bachelor of Architectural Science
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (416) 979-5000
Web: www.ryerson.ca
 
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology               
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Tel: (613) 727-4723                        
Web: http://www.algonquincollege.com/
 
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology               
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (905) 575-1212            
Web: http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/homepage.html

 

Canadian Institute of Geomatics          
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (613) 224-9851               
Web: http://www.cig-acsg.ca/page.asp

 

University of Waterloo                     
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada                  
Tel: (519) 888-4567               
Web: http://www.uwaterloo.ca/

 

For up-to-date information

 

Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors
Web: http://www.oiqs.org/

 

Council of Ontario Construction Associations
Web: http://www.coca.on.ca/

 

Canadian Construction Association?s Gold Seal Certification Program
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (613) 236-9455
Web: http://www.cca-acc.com/privacy.html

 

GVCA ? Grand Valley Construction Association
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (519) 622-4822
Web: http://www.gvca.org.vs3.korax.net/about_gvca/