Construction Manager (Mid-Rise Buildings)

This retail and commercial builder in Isando needs someone who can read the drawings and get a building out of the ground. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Isando, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Chair the weekly site meeting and record actions for the principal agent
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion
• Coordinate subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, roofing and glazing
• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Run toolbox talks and support the safety officer on Construction Regulations compliance
• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning

• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes
• 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
• 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
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors

• Concrete technology short course
• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate

• Site accommodation on out-of-town projects
• Cellphone and laptop supplied
• Vehicle allowance or company bakkie
• Project completion bonus linked to handover date

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