Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

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

The work is in Fourways, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• 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

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

• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Travel allowance for site visits
• 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.