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Building Surveyor

Architecture and Construction

  • Average Salary

    RM3000 - RM 6000

  • Career Trends

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  • Compability

What is Building Surveyor?

Building surveyors are experts in construction and building. His job is to evaluate and provide input to clients (both personal clients of homeowners, as well as companies) regarding the design and construction of a building. Building Surveyors provide detailed reports known as building surveys. They identify problems in the structure and construction of buildings and provide suggestions regarding repair and maintenance of buildings.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM3000 - RM 6000

Example of a Job Position

Buliding Surveyor

Task

? A surveyor usually focuses on three main work areas - surveying, legal matters, planning and carrying out inspections ? Survey property, identify structural problems in the building, and provide recommendations for improvement ? Checking building damage for insurance needs For example, because of a fire or flood ? Advise clients when facing disputes regarding building boundaries ? Supporting his clients, or acting as an expert witness, in a court process ? Check a property, to ensure that the property meets building regulations, fire safety standards, and access standards ? Dealing with the implementation of planning with funds for building improvements or conservation

Knowledge

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Customer and Personal Services

Knowledge of principles and processes to provide services for customers and personal. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.

Design

Knowledge of techniques, equipment and design principles including in producing precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.

Construction

Knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment for construction or repair of houses, buildings, and other structures, such as highways.

Skills

Complex Problem Solving

Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Coordination

Adjust the actions taken, with the actions of others.

Problem Determination

Determine the cause of operating errors, and decide what actions need to be done.

Capability

  • 1

    Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed

  • 3

    Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods and formulas to solve problems.

  • 4

    Spatial Orientation - The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or, to find out where other objects are in relation to you.

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