managing parts of construction projectsoverseeing building workundertaking surveyssetting out sites checking technical designs and drawings to ensure that they are followed correctlysupervising contracted staffensuring project packages meet agreed specifications, budgets and/or timescalesliaising with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff, especially quantity surveyors and the overall project managerproviding technical advice and solving problems on sitepreparing site reports and filling in other paperworkliaising with quantity surveyors about the ordering and the pricing of materialsensuring that health and safety and sustainability policies and legislation are adhered to.