Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Umhlanga. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll report in Umhlanga. Relocation is not covered for this one. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• 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

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

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

• Travel allowance for site visits
• Study support for an honours degree
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses

• 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.