Senior Quantity Surveyor (Civil Projects)

The property development company in Brackenfell needs a QS who can price a tender and still defend a final account. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is Brackenfell-based, with most of your time spent at a property development company.

• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates
• 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
• Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line

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

• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying

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

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