Cost Estimator (Shopfitting)

The civils and earthworks contractor in Sandton needs a QS who can price a tender and still defend a final account. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Sandton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project

• 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
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work

• 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

• 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.