r/buildingsurveying

If someone has an unrelated degree and is currently working in the property industry, what would be the best way to qualify as a building surveyor?

It was an opportunity promised by their company, but the company reneged after a merger, so they want to pursue it by themselves.

They have to do it part-time while working, but don’t know where to start.

What level of qualification should they be looking at - HND, BSc or MSc?
And are all accredited courses also accredited by RICS or is that a separate membership in addition to any course?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

I wanted to ask, for those doing CA work in consultancy, what your average workload is.

I'm currently working on about 10 projects in various RIBA stages (most of which are onsite) with a total value of around £30m. I've got junior surveyors assisiting me but generally i'll have to be onsite around half the time with them. Around half the projects are overunning so there's EOTs and L&E we're having to work through, along with trying to manage poor contractor performace and the BSR.

At the moment im working a few hours in the evening and started working a bit at the weekend however it feels like I can't keep up. Have addressed with my line manager whose said they'll look at additional resources but nothing much has changed.

I've stared to look at other roles but concious if its the same accross most consultancy work, maybe it's just not the sector for me.