Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

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

This post is Kariega-based, with most of your time spent at a property development company. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager

• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying

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

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

• 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.