Site Agent (Civil Works) – Immediate Start

This road and stormwater contractor in Mbombela needs someone who can read the drawings and get a building out of the ground. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll report in Mbombela. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Order concrete, bricks and steel on time so gangs never stand idle
• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning
• Coordinate subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, roofing and glazing
• Run toolbox talks and support the safety officer on Construction Regulations compliance
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level
• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion

• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors
• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• At least 5 years on building or civil sites, 2 of them in a supervisory post

• Worked on CIDB grade 6 or higher projects
• Experience on JBCC or GCC 2015 contracts
• Surveying skills with a total station

• Cellphone and laptop supplied
• Project completion bonus linked to handover date
• Vehicle allowance or company bakkie

• If you have SACPCMP registration, put the number and category under your name.
• A common mistake is listing only company names. Say what you built, for example "32 walk-up flats, 3 storeys".