how2apply

Cost Estimator (Shopfitting) – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network

Brakpan, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Construction Code 08

Apply for this job

Job Description

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the shopfitting company in Brakpan. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

You'll be based at a shopfitting company in Brakpan. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

What you'll actually do

Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
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
Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions

You'll need

Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
Code 08 licence for site visits
You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work

Extra points for

Estimating software experience on top of Excel
Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard

On offer

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

How to apply

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Brakpan really suit you before you apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): a certified copy of your identity document, SACQSP registration letter, if registered plus academic transcript and degree certificate.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Brakpan.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

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.