Cost Estimator (Shopfitting)

The property development company in Midrand needs a QS who can price a tender and still defend a final account. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Home base is a property development company on the Midrand side of Gauteng. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project

• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor

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

• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Travel allowance for site visits
• Study support for an honours degree

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