Candidate Quantity Surveyor

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Midrand. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Midrand, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• 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

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

• 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.