Building Site Supervisor (Commercial Projects)

This retail and commercial builder in Pretoria East needs someone who can read the drawings and get a building out of the ground. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Pretoria East, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• Coordinate subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, roofing and glazing
• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning
• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level
• Book NHBRC and municipal inspections at the right stages

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

• Experience on JBCC or GCC 2015 contracts
• Surveying skills with a total station
• Concrete technology short course

• Project completion bonus linked to handover date
• Site accommodation on out-of-town projects
• Cellphone and laptop supplied

• If you have SACPCMP registration, put the number and category under your name.
• Mention the contract types you have worked on, like JBCC or GCC. It shows you understand claims and variations.