Senior Quantity Surveyor (Civil Projects)

This is a numbers job with boots on: bills of quantities, site measurements and payment claims in Klerksdorp. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll report in Klerksdorp. Relocation is not covered for this one.

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

• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify

• Estimating software experience on top of Excel
• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard

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

• List projects with their contract value and whether you worked for the client side or the contractor side.
• If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.