Cost Estimator (Shopfitting)

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the shopfitting company in Vereeniging. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Vereeniging-based, with most of your time spent at a shopfitting company.

• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions

• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying

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

• 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.