Construction Manager (Mid-Rise Buildings)

This road and stormwater contractor in Cape Town CBD needs someone who can read the drawings and get a building out of the ground. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Cape Town CBD, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Keep the site diary, daily labour returns and plant hours up to date
• Run toolbox talks and support the safety officer on Construction Regulations compliance
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Coordinate subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, roofing and glazing
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning

• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• At least 5 years on building or civil sites, 2 of them in a supervisory post
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act

• Experience on JBCC or GCC 2015 contracts
• Surveying skills with a total station
• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate

• Cellphone and laptop supplied
• Site accommodation on out-of-town projects
• Vehicle allowance or company bakkie

• A common mistake is listing only company names. Say what you built, for example "32 walk-up flats, 3 storeys".
• If you have SACPCMP registration, put the number and category under your name.