Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

You'll measure, price and manage the money on building projects for the property development company in East London. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Location: East London, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions

• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying

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

• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• 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.
• Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.