SCSI prepares for annual dinner and former Munster chair Rob Andrews recalls his career in quantity surveying

Munster surveyors in the SCSI meet tomorrow night for their annual dinner, at a time of recovery in the construction profession. Here, former SCS Munster chair Rob Andrews surveys his own half-century in quantity surveying.

Q. Rob, what does a quantity surveyor do?

A. In one sentence a QS is best described as the construction cost manager. Our profession is the auditor, accountant and bean counter of everything that is built.