Cost Estimator (Shopfitting)

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Isando. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a shopfitting company on the Isando side of Gauteng. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel

• 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

• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.
• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.