Cost Estimator (Shopfitting) – Immediate Start

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Richards Bay. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line

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

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

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