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Valuers or valuation professionals usually work for banks or valuation firms. Real estate valuers work in the credit departments of banks and housing financial institutions. - Valuation professionals also act as independent land economists to determine the value of land and property portfolios for mortgage, taxation, probate and collateral purposes.           - [![New call-to-action](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/2389157/c03b6663-e48e-4421-b8dc-b26192777fa5.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/2389157/c03b6663-e48e-4421-b8dc-b26192777fa5) Construction contracts managers oversee projects from the start through to completion, ensuring that work is completed on time and within its budget. - As a contract’s manager, you could be working on a wide variety of projects, from office developments to houses or schools and colleges to road and rail schemes.   Contract Management ![](https://hub.ricssbe.org/hubfs/Blogs/RICS/RICS%20SBE%20Blog/Contract-Management-icon.png)     Facilities Management ![](https://hub.ricssbe.org/hubfs/Blogs/RICS/RICS%20SBE%20Blog/Facilities-Management-icon.png) - Facilities Managers provide professional advice on the design, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of buildings. - Building control managers have a very good understanding of how buildings are constructed along with good observational and problem-solving skills.       - Construction project managers are responsible for managing and controlling all construction operations of construction projects. 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