Chartered Surveyor - Construction Management

Appreciate how legal, political and social issues shape our sector and its role in the economy. Understand the project lifecycle and the RIBA Plan of Work. Identify the industry’s stakeholders and professions and your chosen profession’s key responsibilities in meeting client objectives.

Explore the causes of climate change and the challenges of sustainable development, with particular focus on the construction and property sector. Examine the relationship between property and the environment along with the criteria used to measure sustainability in relation to finished construction projects.

Gain an understanding of the organisational structures within the sector. Appreciate the role of business planning and the accounting concepts that support decision making. Consider the importance and benefits of client management, professionalism, ethical practice and diversity in the workforce.

Establish a foundation knowledge of buildings, the environment and technology, also considering them from a sustainability perspective. Develop your communication skills and construction literacy with real-world examples of construction projects, including traditional masonry and roof construction.

Dive into the legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the construction and property sector, along with the legal environment in the context of planning, design and occupation and health and safety as it relates to both design and construction activity.

Gain familiarity with your chosen discipline and develop basic discipline specific knowledge and skills. Undertake a discipline specific task that will develop your understanding of client’s objectives, industry sources of information and the benefits of collaborative practice.

The relationship between a building’s design, environment and occupants is complex. With the overarching theme of human comfort, break down the individual factors – heat, air moisture sound and light within these aspects of a building, and how each of these factors affect one another, in the context of domestic or office environments.

Understanding the principles and practices associated with standard forms of construction contracts. Focusing on Building Surveying Practice, gain insight into the factors that influence contract selection and develop a holistic view of your responsibilities in ensuring effective contract execution.

Explore the core competencies of building control you’ll need to become a member of relevant professional bodies. Examine requirements for site inspections of building work, with reference to legislation like the Building Safety Act 2022, and apply these standards to different scenarios.

Build an understanding of building pathology – the study of building decay, defects and performance failure. Develop your ability to effectively diagnose and evaluate a range of common building defects through inspection, testing, survey and analysis.

The relationship between a building’s design, environment and occupants is complex. With the overarching theme of human comfort, break down the individual factors – heat, air moisture sound and light within these aspects of a building, and how each of these factors affect one another, in the context of domestic or office environments.

Analyse building pathology and surveying technologies in the context of commercial structures. Identify, examine and provide technical solutions to key defects in commercial buildings. Understand the role of technology and information management as they apply to building surveying services.

The dynamic environment that contracting organisations operate in means they need to be astute when bidding for work to sustain turnover and profit margins whilst enhancing stakeholder value. Explore the strategic and operational issues these firms encounter in a competitive commercial environment.

Build your understanding of, and practice in, the skills associated with facilities management, and the planning and controlling of built asset maintenance, focusing on the skills and knowledge that may be required for a construction manager.

Develop your research skills in the context of the built environment, your workplace and your chosen career path. Reflect on your learning and knowledge by relating the practicalities of a case study to the academic concepts and ideas that underpin it.  Demonstrate your professional competence.

Integrate the knowledge and skills developed during your programme into a major piece of work. Working with others, demonstrate an understanding of project management techniques when applied to real-life scenarios.

The  Project Manager (PM) plays a key role at all stages of the construction process in engaging stakeholders and addressing a range of strategic and operational challenges. Develop the understanding and skillset to function as a CPM across diverse client organisations.