Candidate Quantity Surveyor

The shopfitting company in Isando 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.

The site is in Isando; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• 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

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

• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel

• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• 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.
• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.