Chartered Surveyors

Building Surveying is one of the most diverse areas of professional practices in the construction industry.

Chartered Building Surveyors cover all aspects of property and construction from surveying of existing buildings and providing expert witness representation, to designing minor alterations/repairs schemes and supervising multi-million dollar projects. They have strong technical skills along with in-depth knowledge in construction design and of how materials behave over time in particular environments. This, combined with a practical understanding of legislative and business management practices, provides an essential professional service to any property matter.

Chartered Building Surveyors are regularly involved in the following activities:

• Due diligence surveys, pre-purchase reports, building stock condition and measured surveys
• Fabric maintenance plans and procurement
• Identification and analysis of building defects, including repair proposals
• Preparing and negotiating Dilapidation/Making Good Claims
• Insurance assessment and claims
• Feasibility studies
• Preparing scheme designs with budgets, programme for completion of the project, specification of works and suggested procurement routes
• Project Management, Development Monitoring
• Tendering and Procurement of works
• Resource Consent Applications, Building Regulation and other statutory approvals
• Access audit and design to meet the needs of people with disabilities
• Building works including conservation of the built environment
• Property legislation
• Energy Efficiency
• Sustainable construction
• Expert Witness

Building surveying extends across all real estate markets, from residential to commercial, industrial, retail, leisure, health care, education, and agricultural.

To become a Chartered Building Surveyor, candidates must typically hold an accredited university degree in Building Surveying or have ten years relevant professional experience and undergo a minimum two-year in-industry training programme, supervised by two independent Chartered Surveyors throughout this period. During this time, the candidate must pass a series of ‘technical competencies’ and demonstrate their expertise and full understanding of the institutes Codes of Conduct and ethical standards to a panel of Chartered Surveyors upon successful completion of their training. It is also a pre-requisite that all RICS members hold full professional indemnity insurance, and abide by the laws and best practice governing the country in which they practice.