Candidate Quantity Surveyor

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Tembisa. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Tembisa (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line

• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Code 08 licence for site visits

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

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

• 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.