Quantity Surveyor (Building Contractor) – Fixed-Term

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Rustenburg. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

You'll be based at a main building contractor in Rustenburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings

• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• 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

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

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