Candidate Quantity Surveyor – Immediate Start

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Sandton. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll be based at a main building contractor in Sandton. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• 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
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

• Travel allowance for site visits
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Hybrid days in the office and on site

• 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.