Senior Quantity Surveyor (Civil Projects)

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Alberton. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Alberton, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Update cash flow forecasts for the project manager
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project

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

• Study support for an honours degree
• Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses
• Travel allowance for site visits
• 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.