Cost Estimator (Shopfitting)

You'll measure, price and manage the money on building projects for the quantity surveying practice in Boksburg. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Boksburg (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager

• 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
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying

• 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.
• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.