Welcome to my channel BldgOnMyMind (short for Building On My Mind)
I'm here to talk about topics I'm passionate about, including:
- How buildings and environments can affect mental wellbeing (environmental psychology) - The mental health of people within the construction industry - Apprenticeships - Careers in construction - Quantity surveying (my job!) - Anything else that interests me about mental health and construction
Oh yea yea yea sorry.......same like in NZ, similar situation....I assume would be $60K NZ dollars....as a start rate... anyhow... but on the advertisement it says like 74K blah blah....😄
A Quantity Surveyor, at professional level is an Accountant of a Construction project. So, it implies that a Quantity Surveyor should be able to give the maximum possible value for the money spend by their clients. Unfortunately, this is not achieved in the construction industry. The loss owing to frauds and mismanagement is estimated to be 10-30% of the project costs. Happening in all countries. It is an affront to the profession. Therefore, it is a requirement that all Quantity Surveyors and their unions should concentrate on Technical Auditing. Auditing is considered to be the “Check &Balance Mechanism “for Government expenditure. Carried out by Financial Accountants only and they maintain a firm grip and lot of financial vested interests. Govt. funded constructions were simple structures when auditing started a century ago and it was easy to audit. Govt. funded construction now, is huge, complex, done in several phases with complicated Contractual arrangements. Auditing such constructions is difficult even for highly experienced construction professionals. The loss owing to frauds and mismanagement in these audited (Financial) Govt. constructions is a world record. It was reported as US $ 4 Trillion per year by Transparency Internationals. Global Organistion of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) submitted a proposal in 2015 to have an additional Technical Audit with a functioning Technical Auditing mechanism to salvage this avoidable loss in public funds. This is a good opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to audit around US $ 12 Trillion Govt. funded constructions per year. There a is scope for other constructions as well as the loss is estimated to be 10 -30% of the project costs. There is a big opportunity (in excess of millions per year) for Quantity Surveyors to work as Technical Auditors. Listen to my You Tube clips for QS knowledge in A.L.M.Ameer, All about Quantity Surveying
Please please please cut down on loud music, specifically the one that's distracting. It becomes much more engaging to watch with a soothing and calming background music such as nice and subtle instrumental melody. So unless u are going to jump off a cliff or go roller skating down on a busy expressway, subtle sounding instrumental music is the best BG music for any video.😊
2nd year QS uni student here! Any advice in terms of what I can do and/or should be doing until I graduate to better my chances of securing a graduate role/scheme? I currently have a PT job however, it has no relevance to the job I am studying for. I have tried and failed to get a PT QS or related job even if unpaid. Also, any tips for me in relation to studying? Did you change anything whilst studying that drastically improved your time at uni and grades? Are there any resources particular helpful for QS students? Currently, doing very well but, what's the harm in asking ;)
Hi mate I am currently on my placement with mace group as a QS . (3rd year student) I would recommend you attempt to get an internship for this summer if it’s not too late. Spam applications to any and all firms as experience is key in QSing. If you struggle, try smaller firms like PQS firms and potentially even offer to do some work for free to entice them more. But overall try your hardest to get a placement
I’m a placement QS too and if you can sandwich year for the course is pretty important. You can get work experience (paid which is nice) and potentially get a job with the business afterwards.
Airplanes are OK. Helicopters on the other hand annoy the Hell out of me. Especially the Hospital near me with that damn Helicopter going back and forth.
You can also do both and save more money on time! There are good paint strippers out there with just one coat you can remove more than 6 layers of paint
