Construction Manager (Mid-Rise Buildings) – Immediate Start

Keep the programme on track, the subbies busy and the site safe for the civil engineering contractor in Kathu. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a civil engineering contractor on the Kathu side of Northern Cape. 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
• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Order concrete, bricks and steel on time so gangs never stand idle
• 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
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites

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

• Add a short project table to your CV: project name, type, rand value and your role. Contractors hire on project size.
• Mention the contract types you have worked on, like JBCC or GCC. It shows you understand claims and variations.