Candidate Quantity Surveyor

You'll measure, price and manage the money on building projects for the civils and earthworks contractor in Centurion. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Centurion-based, with most of your time spent at a civils and earthworks contractor. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• 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
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early

• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work

• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

• Study support for an honours degree
• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• Travel allowance for site visits

• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.
• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.