Estimator (Tenders & Pricing)

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Middelburg (MP). People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll report in Middelburg (MP). Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• 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
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify

• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• Travel allowance for site visits
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses

• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.
• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.