quantity surveyor

What is the role of a quantity surveyor? What different roles are there in the profession? And what’s the best thing about working in quantity surveying? Fielding these questions, as well as discussing her programme and who it might benefit, is our BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying Programme Leader, Priti Lodhia. Listen to our seven-minute podcast, with UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, asking the questions

The successful completion of a Masters Degree in Construction Law, Arbitration and Adjudication in July 2019 simply to broaden her mastery of her profession, is only the latest in a series of qualifications Tryce Loctar-Polis would have racked up over the last two decades. Always a very determined and confident young woman, she was pushed into the world of work a few years removed from high school by her first mentor, her father - a heavy equipment operator, who felt she needed real hands-on experience and arranged for her to do a stint with a local architectural firm. 

From a very early age she knew that she wanted to become an Architect or an "Estimator" partly also because her uncles as well were in the construction field. This would lead her to  pursue a tertiary level course at the local community college then to UTECH (Formerly CAST) Jamaica for a Diploma in Engineering, then 10 years with the Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDC), a First Class Honors Bachelors Degree in Quantity Surveying with London Southbank University and eventually settling to work regionally with CO Williams as a Quantity Surveyor!

Currently Tryce is the President of the Institute of Surveyors St. Lucia Inc. With such a wealth of experience and exposure, hear her perspective on the importance of her profession in the building process and what prospective home owners, property investors and developers MUST know to get the best return on money investment and minimize or avoid catastrophic project outcomes.

Got questions about your renovation or new home? 

This episode answers 3 questions I receive frequently from the UA Community. 

I receive a lot of questions from homeowners. Between comments on the blog, people getting in touch over email or social media, and from the members in my online programs, it’s always great to see what homeowners are curious about, and the help they need.  

I’ve selected these 3 questions because I receive them really regularly. These 3 questions are: 

1. What is the best stage to get a quantity surveyor in to do a cost report on your design? 
2. Do I really need a Project Manager on my new build or renovation? 
3. How do I find time to get my reno or building planning started? 

Listen to the episode for more info now.  

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