Candidate Quantity Surveyor

You'll measure, price and manage the money on building projects for the property development company in Sandton. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Sandton; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

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

• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.
• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.