Candidate Quantity Surveyor – Permanent

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Brackenfell. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Brackenfell (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• Travel allowance for site visits
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses

• Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.
• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.