Contracts Quantity Surveyor (Commercial Builds)

The property development company in Germiston 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: Germiston, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager

• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify

• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

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

• Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.
• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.