What does a surveyor do?
Just what are the duties of a surveyor? Sydney might be our home base, but with our services offered across Australia, it is clear that surveyors play an important role in the construction industry.
Surveyors are often the very first people on a construction site. It is their responsibility to provide town planners, architects, engineers and property owners with precise information about land and property boundaries. To do this, a surveyor will measure the distances, directions and angles of selected reference points both above and below ground. They also determine official airspace and water boundaries. Surveyors are lateral and logical thinkers. They are skillful at making on the spot mathematical calculations needed to determine and validate the true boundaries of a property. There are three main types of surveyors in the construction industry: Quantity Surveyors, Land Surveyors and Building Surveyors.
Quantity Surveyors
Quantity surveyors are responsible for making sure a project is completed in the most profitable manner. They use their measurements to provide estimates of construction costs to keep a project on budget. A skilled quantity surveyor can recommend and guide the most economical approach from the outset. They also monitor the project as regular intervals and adjust cost estimates when changes have occurred along the way. Additionally, their services are needed to estimate depreciation values for tax purposes and provide expert witness testimony in legal building disputes.
Land Surveyors
Land surveyors are masters of measurement! They are the ones who determine land size and measurements and topography. They provide engineers, architects, town planners and even builders with everything they need to plan, design and build their project. Land surveyors use unique instruments to take their measurements. You may recall seeing workers in high vis and hard hats setting up tripods on the side of a busy road. This is a team of land surveyors, working their theodolites to measure the topography of a proposed building site.
Building Surveyors
Building surveyors provide technical advice and collaborate with engineers and architects to create complying developments. They are able to issue building permits and are highly skilled in the interpretation of building law. Building surveyors are crucial in the council approval process. Our building surveyors are highly knowledgeable in all aspects of State, Federal and NSW legislation, codes and policies. They are experts in National Construction Code and Australian Standards in the construction industry and provide you with sound, dependable advice and recommendations.