Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

You'll measure, price and manage the money on building projects for the shopfitting company in Umlazi. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The site is in Umlazi; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

• Travel allowance for site visits
• Hybrid days in the office and on site
• 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.