Junior Quantity Surveyor (Private Practice)

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the quantity surveying practice in Umlazi. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll report in Umlazi. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

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

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

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