A quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry concerned with construction costs and contracts. Services provided by a quantity surveyor may include: * Cost planning and commercial management throughout the entire life cycle of the project from inception to post-completion * Value engineering * Risk management and calculation * Procurement advice and assistance during the tendering procedures * Tender analysis and agreement of the contract sum * Commercial management and contract administration * Assistance in dispute resolution * Asset capitalisation * Interim valuations and payment assessment * Cost management process * Assessing the additional costs of design variations * Production of company pre-qualification questionnaire (