Construction Manager (Mid-Rise Buildings)

Keep the programme on track, the subbies busy and the site safe for the general building contractor in Kimberley. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a general building contractor in Kimberley. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning
• Book NHBRC and municipal inspections at the right stages
• Order concrete, bricks and steel on time so gangs never stand idle
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion
• Chair the weekly site meeting and record actions for the principal agent

• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• Good with MS Project or a similar programme tool

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