Contracts Quantity Surveyor (Commercial Builds)

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Springs. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Springs, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

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

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