Candidate Quantity Surveyor

The main building contractor in Gqeberha needs a QS who can price a tender and still defend a final account. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

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

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

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

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

• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.
• Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.