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Work on exciting construction projects from start to finish, particularly ensuring they are well managed financially.

The Bachelor of Construction will help you become a construction expert to contribute to all sectors of the construction industry.

Skills employers seek

You’ll work on projects from initiation to completion. You’ll be helping them to stay on track financially. It’s a challenging and interesting role where you’ll be looked to for your problem-solving skills to help the project go to plan.

Massey’s Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) will teach you all the skills you need to be a sought-after quantity surveyor.

Digital technology is integral to your learning

Extensive use is made of digital technology during your study. It is embedded across most of your courses. You will use cutting edge software for measurement and costing. All courses have an online teaching component and you can ask or answer questions during lectures. Core courses in quantity surveying will teach you vital digital skills such as: Computer Aided Drawing (CAD), computer modelling of buildings (BIM, Augmented and Virtual Reality).

Flexibility

Although you need to choose a major when you enrol, you can change from one major to another after one year of study.

You can also choose to complete your final year in distance mode. So you can continue to study while gaining valuable work experience and starting to earn the excellent salaries that are available to you with your qualification.

Your first year

You will learn about building and construction, materials and computer-aided design. Along with this you’ll gain knowledge in administration, law, finance and construction economics. You’ll also be introduced to the built environment and measuring systems.

Careers

When you graduate you could work in a number of areas.

You have the choice of working for construction businesses as an estimator, or for consultancies offering quantity surveying and project management services.

A key role would be working on the budgeting of construction projects. You’ll prepare tender and contract documentation and undertake project appraisals. You’ll offer procurement advice and carry out tender planning and adjudication at the tendering stages.

You liaise between the client and the construction company and draft and provide advice on contracts. You’ll also manage subcontractors and a number of other roles. You may also undertake wider roles. These include arbitration, project management, expert witness, negotiations and dispute resolutions.

Further study

If you successfully complete this programme you could progress to a postgraduate qualification in construction like the Postgraduate Diploma in Construction and the Master of Construction.