Candidate Quantity Surveyor

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the property development company in Midrand. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll report in Midrand. Relocation is not covered for this one. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• 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
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel

• Study support for an honours degree
• 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.
• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.