Senior Quantity Surveyor (Civil Projects)

You'll measure, price and manage the money on building projects for the property development company in Mogwase. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll report in Mogwase. Relocation is not covered for this one. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

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

• Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
• Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables
• You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
• BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
• Code 08 licence for site visits

• SACQSP registration as a Professional or Candidate QS
• Honours degree in Quantity Surveying
• Experience with civil bills using the SANS 1200 standard

• 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.
• Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.