On design and build projects, the employer’s agent is your professional representative, safeguarding your interests while the contractor takes on design and delivery. Kingston Surveyors arranges a chartered employer’s agent to manage the contract, monitor quality and cost, and certify payments and completion. We act for clients on residential and commercial design and build schemes across London and nationwide.
Under a design and build contract, the employer’s agent administers the contract on your behalf, similar to a contract administrator but reflecting the contractor’s greater design responsibility. They define and protect your requirements, review the contractor’s proposals, manage change and payment, and ensure the finished building meets the agreed employer’s requirements.
Because the contractor controls the design in a design and build arrangement, an independent employer’s agent is essential to make sure your standards, budget and programme are upheld. They provide impartial oversight, rigorous cost and quality control and clear reporting, so you retain confidence and control throughout the project.
We match your scheme to a chartered surveyor experienced as an employer’s agent, giving you strong, independent representation from appointment to handover. Contact Kingston Surveyors for a free, no-obligation quote on employer’s agent services.
Helpful next steps: construction project management, contract administration and development monitoring.
On design-and-build contracts the contractor controls the design, so the employer needs their own professional in their corner. As employer’s agent, the surveyors we arrange define the employer’s requirements, run the tender, review the contractor’s proposals, administer the contract, certify payments and manage handover — protecting your interests from feasibility to final account.
Housing association schemes, commercial fit-outs and residential developments from single units to small estates. Fees are usually 1.5–3% of contract value depending on scope and stage count. Related: development monitoring for funders, construction project management and contract administration. Call 0204 579 8270 to discuss your scheme.
