Estimator (Tenders & Pricing)

The quantity surveying practice in Cape Town CBD needs a QS who can price a tender and still defend a final account. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Cape Town CBD, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify

• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

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

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