Candidate Quantity Surveyor – Permanent

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the quantity surveying practice in Epping. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is Epping-based, with most of your time spent at a quantity surveying practice. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Code 08 licence for site visits

• Travel allowance for site visits
• Study support for an honours degree
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Hybrid days in the office and on site

• 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.