Assistant Site Agent (Roads & Stormwater)

You'll run the site day to day for the retail and commercial builder in Soweto, from setting out to handover. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The work is in Soweto, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Run toolbox talks and support the safety officer on Construction Regulations compliance
• Keep the site diary, daily labour returns and plant hours up to date
• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion

• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors

• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate
• Surveying skills with a total station

• Cellphone and laptop supplied
• Site accommodation on out-of-town projects
• Project completion bonus linked to handover date
• 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.
• If you have SACPCMP registration, put the number and category under your name.