Senior Quantity Surveyor (Civil Projects)

Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the property development company in Lephalale. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a property development company on the Lephalale side of Limpopo.

• Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
• Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
• Take off quantities from drawings to build a bill of quantities
• Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
• Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
• Prepare the final account at the end of the project
• Measure work on site for monthly interim payment certificates

• Code 08 licence for site visits
• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• 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
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying

• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS

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

• 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.