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Civil engineering, a specialized branch of
engineering, deals with a variety of construction and maintenance tasks
for instance, building and maintaining roads, tunnels, bridges, buildings,
dams, airports, water works, sewage systems, ports etc. Civil engineering surveying
is a very important function that involve in every stage of a project from
initial conception stage to design and construction, to monitor and evaluation
of the quality and performance of the completed facility.
We can divide civil engineering surveying into two
areas i.e. Quantity surveying or commercial management, Engineering surveying
or geospatial engineering.
Commercial Management
In commercial management quantity surveying, we basically
focus on the financial management of a civil engineering project. In this
regard, the Quantity surveyors work with other professionals of the project for
preparing the contract documents which projects are formulated, proper
measuring of the work completed or progress on the site. The job profile of the
commercial management is to prepare contract documents that includes legal
documents. He also selects the various contractors and subcontractors by doing
evaluation of bids or prices received. Moreover, he also prepares the detailed
cost estimates of the construction project. As an engineer, an individual also
takes advice from project managers and engineers on the financial issues.
Geospatial or Engineering Surveying
Geospatial or Engineering Surveying covers various
tasks such as measurement and monitoring of projects, producing maps, plans and
charts of various aspects of the project. This is an integral part of civil
engineering profession. Engineering surveying is also known as land
surveying that includes site investigation and selection with the usage of
computerized measuring instruments which covers geographic or topographical
information for identifying the best site location. He also turns out detailed
or latest plans for the design of a project. As an civil engineer, an
individual also establishes control or reference points on dams or bridges to
record or monitor any future movements of the structure.
In short, civil engineering surveying works on
various areas like turning out of maps and plans that are required for planning
and designing of civil engineering structures. This field also includes
monitoring construction for ensuring the accuracy of dimensions and tolerances.
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