Quantity Surveying Building Estimation And Project Planning (Udemy.com)

Complete Updated Course: Last Update 09/2026
Now with AI-Powered Estimation!

Become a Job-Ready Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, and Planner in One Course

Are you a fresh civil engineer, a student, or a site engineer who wants to learn estimation and project planning the way it's done in real projects?

This course takes you from zero to estimating a complete building, from foundation to finishing, and then planning that same project in Primavera P6 and MS Project.

No theory-only lessons. You'll work on a real, full project from start to end.

Important Note: Patience and Dedication Required

Dear students,

Before you enroll, please know this is not a quick course. It has 43 hours of detailed training, covering estimation, BBS, rate analysis, BOQ, payments, planning, and AutoCAD.

Your success in this course depends on your commitment. Learning estimation and planning takes time, practice, and patience.

So before you click "Enroll," ask yourself:
"Do I have the time and patience to invest in my own growth?"

If your answer is yes, this course can be your gateway to a strong career in quantity surveying, estimation, and project planning.

What Makes This Course Different

• One project, every method: You estimate the same building through AutoCAD, PDF drawings (manual), PlanSwift, and AI, then plan it in Primavera P6 and MS Project.

• AI-powered estimation: Learn how to use AI to do quantity takeoff, material statements, rate analysis, and BOQ in a fraction of the time.

• Beginner training included: Never used Excel, AutoCAD, PlanSwift, Primavera, or MS Project? Beginner training for each one is included.

• Practice after every module: Complete a mini project yourself and build real confidence.

• 43 hours of practical training in one place.

Course Content

1. Complete Building Estimation Through AutoCAD and Excel
Take off quantities directly from AutoCAD drawings and calculate everything in Excel.

• Isolated footing and sloped footing: excavation, formwork, concrete

• Columns, grade beams, slab on grade, lintel and top beams, slabs: formwork and concrete

• Brickwork, plaster, tile and marble, paint

2. Estimation Through PDF Drawings (Manual Calculations)
Estimate the same project from PDF files or hard copy drawings, the way it's done on many sites.

3. Estimation Through PlanSwift
Estimate the same project with fast digital takeoff in PlanSwift.

4. AI-Powered Estimation (New!)

• Quantity takeoff using AI

• Developing a material statement using AI

• Developing rate analysis and BOQ using AI

5. Bar Bending Schedule (BBS)
Start with the basics, then build complete BBS sheets in Excel for:

• Isolated footings

• Column necks and columns

• Beams

• Stair

• Slab

6. Material Calculations

• Manual calculation of cement, sand, crush, and bricks, step by step for beginners

• Material calculations in Excel

• Complete material statement Excel sheet

7. Rate Analysis in Excel
Excavation, PCC, RCC (columns, beams, slabs), masonry, plaster, tiles, and paint.

8. Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
Prepare BOQ according to CSI codes.

9. Contractor Payments and Interim Payment Certificates (IPC)

• Introduction To Interim Payment Certificates

• Create monthly interim payment certificates in Excel from scratch

10. Variation Orders

• Introduction to variation orders in construction

• How to prepare variation orders in Excel

11. Complete Project Planning in Primavera P6
Plan the same project you estimated:

• Create the activity list in Excel

• Add manpower and productivity, and find activity durations

• Import activities from Excel to P6

• WBS and relationships

• Create and assign resources (labour and material)

• Update the project with actual time and cost

12. Complete Project Planning in MS Project
Plan the same project again in MS Project with the same full workflow: activities, WBS, relationships, resources, and updates.

13. Complete Project in AutoCAD
Draw the full project yourself: plan, section, elevation, and steel detailing.

14. Beginner Training for All Software

• Microsoft Excel beginner training

• AutoCAD beginner training

• PlanSwift beginner training

• Primavera P6 beginner training

• MS Project beginner training

15. Practice Questions and Mini Project
Practice questions come at the end of every module. If you complete them step by step, you will finish a full mini project on your own: estimation, planning in P6 and MS Project, and drawing it in AutoCAD with steel detailing.

One Course, Everything You Need

AutoCAD, Excel, PlanSwift, AI, Primavera P6, and MS Project, all in one place, all applied to one real project.

No need to buy multiple courses. Everything is here.

Enroll now and start building your career in civil engineering today!