Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

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

The site is in Benoni; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel

• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Study support for an honours degree
• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• 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.
• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.