Quantity surveying and construction

Mandatory competencies

You must achieve the minimum levels as set out below.

Level 3

• Ethics, Rules of Conduct and professionalism

Level 2

• Client care
• Communication and negotiation
• Health and safety

Level 1

• Accounting principles and procedures
• Business planning
• Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures
• Data management
• Diversity, inclusion and teamworking
• Inclusive environments
• Sustainability

Core competencies

Level 3

• Commercial management (of construction) or Design economics and cost planning*
• Construction technology and environmental services
• Contract practice
• Procurement and tendering
• Project finance (control and reporting)
• Quantification and costing (of construction works)

Optional competencies

Two at Level 2

• Capital allowances
• Commercial management (of construction works) or Design economics and cost planning (whichever is not selected as a core competency)
• Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures or Sustainability
• Contract administration
• Corporate recovery and insolvency
• Due diligence
• Insurance
• Programming and planning
• Project feasibility analysis
• Risk management

* Candidates working in a commercial or contracting environment will likely choose Commercial management to Level 3.
Candidates working in a consulting environment in either the public or private sector will likely choose Design economics and cost planning to Level 3.

Full details of the Quantity surveying and construction pathway are on the RICS website.