Estimator (Tenders & Pricing)

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

The work is in Polokwane, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project

• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel

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

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