Contracts Quantity Surveyor (Commercial Builds) – Immediate Start

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Bellville. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Bellville. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings

• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor

• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• 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
• Study support for an honours degree
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Travel allowance for site visits

• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.
• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.