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Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

How2Apply Talent Network

Sandton, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time Construction Code 08

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Job Description

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the shopfitting company in Sandton. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is in Sandton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

The work, day to day

Prepare the final account at the end of the project
Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings

Must-haves

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

Extra points for

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

What you get

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

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: SACQSP registration letter, if registered, a certified copy of your identity document plus academic transcript and degree certificate.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Sandton.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.
Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.