The RICS Podcast RICS: The Future of Quantity Surveying with Bola Abisogun OBE & Kevin O’Grady #15
In the past decade there’s been an observable shift in the Quantity Surveying profession that’s demonstrated the persistent need to evolve and push the sector forward. So where could we be in another 10 years’ time…?
Alan Muse hosts this week’s episode of The RICS Podcast, where we look ahead through the experienced lenses of our guests; Bola Abisogun OBE & Kevin O’Grady.
Setting the scene for the decade to come, we hear how the evolution of information management promises to catalyse greater opportunities for collaboration, the skills that will make the ideal Quantity Surveyor in the future, and how other professions’ diversification into our sector will change how we view the QS role in years to come.
This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:
- Where the future of Quantity Surveying lies, and how it’s shifting away from purely CapEx concerns
- The upcoming paradigm shift to looking at the long term lifecycle of assets, right up to their decommission
- Impacts of increased sustainability focus on larger, global consultancies
- Nurturing a greater sense of collaboration in the industry
- How the QS role will evolve as other professions enter the space