Contracts Quantity Surveyor (Commercial Builds) – Fixed-Term

You'll measure, price and manage the money on building projects for the shopfitting company in Centurion. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a shopfitting company in Centurion. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• 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

• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• 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
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work

• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel

• 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

• 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.