How to become a quantity surveying technician
Official title: Quantity surveying technician
Also called: Building estimator technician, Construction estimator technician, Assistant Quantity Surveyor/Assistant Cost Manager, Construction estimator technician
Quantity surveying technician works under the supervision of a quantity surveyor and uses architects’ drawings to work out costings for building projects, and monitors site work to estimate costs of the project at different stages so that progressive payment can be made to building contractors.
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- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026