Contracts Quantity Surveyor (Commercial Builds)

The main building contractor in Gqeberha needs a QS who can price a tender and still defend a final account. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in Gqeberha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions

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

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

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