Quantity Surveyor (Building Contractor)

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the shopfitting company in Centurion. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Centurion; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities

• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor

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

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

• 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.