Estimator (Tenders & Pricing)

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the shopfitting company in Pretoria West. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Pretoria West; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• 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

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard

• Travel allowance for site visits
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Study support for an honours degree

• 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.