Assistant Site Agent (Roads & Stormwater)

Keep the programme on track, the subbies busy and the site safe for the road and stormwater contractor in Pietermaritzburg. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a road and stormwater contractor on the Pietermaritzburg side of KwaZulu-Natal. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Run toolbox talks and support the safety officer on Construction Regulations compliance
• Coordinate subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, roofing and glazing
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level
• Keep the site diary, daily labour returns and plant hours up to date
• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Chair the weekly site meeting and record actions for the principal agent

• At least 5 years on building or civil sites, 2 of them in a supervisory post
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• Good with MS Project or a similar programme tool

• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate
• Experience on JBCC or GCC 2015 contracts
• Concrete technology short course

• Project completion bonus linked to handover date
• Cellphone and laptop supplied
• Vehicle allowance or company bakkie

• Add a short project table to your CV: project name, type, rand value and your role. Contractors hire on project size.
• A common mistake is listing only company names. Say what you built, for example "32 walk-up flats, 3 storeys".