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Candidate Quantity Surveyor

How2Apply Talent Network

Rosslyn, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 2 hours ago

Full-time Construction Code 08

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Job Description

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the property development company in Rosslyn. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Location: Rosslyn, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

The work, day to day

Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
Prepare the final account at the end of the project
Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line

Must-haves

Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
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
You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work

Nice if you have

Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

On offer

Travel allowance for site visits
Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
Study support for an honours degree

How to apply

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): a certified copy of your identity document plus academic transcript and degree certificate.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Rosslyn.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

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.