Site Agent (Civil Works)

Keep the programme on track, the subbies busy and the site safe for the low-cost housing developer in Paarl. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Paarl (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Book NHBRC and municipal inspections at the right stages
• Order concrete, bricks and steel on time so gangs never stand idle
• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Keep the site diary, daily labour returns and plant hours up to date

• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors

• Experience on JBCC or GCC 2015 contracts
• Concrete technology short course
• Worked on CIDB grade 6 or higher projects

• Project completion bonus linked to handover date
• Cellphone and laptop supplied
• Vehicle allowance or company bakkie
• Site accommodation on out-of-town projects

• A common mistake is listing only company names. Say what you built, for example "32 walk-up flats, 3 storeys".
• Mention the contract types you have worked on, like JBCC or GCC. It shows you understand claims and variations.