Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice) – Immediate Start

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Durban Central. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

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

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

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

• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

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

• 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.