Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the quantity surveying practice in Coega. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Coega (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

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

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

• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS
• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying

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

• 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.