Quantity Surveyor (Building Contractor)

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

Home base is a civils and earthworks contractor on the Hammarsdale side of KwaZulu-Natal. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early

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

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS
• Estimating software experience on top of Excel

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

• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.
• Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.