Contracts Quantity Surveyor (Commercial Builds)

The civils and earthworks contractor in Cape Town CBD needs a QS who can price a tender and still defend a final account. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Cape Town CBD, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early

• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work

• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• Travel allowance for site visits
• Study support for an honours degree

• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.
• Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.