Site Agent (Civil Works)

Here you run the site: labour, materials, quality and progress for the general building contractor in Sandton. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Sandton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Book NHBRC and municipal inspections at the right stages
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• Keep the site diary, daily labour returns and plant hours up to date
• Run toolbox talks and support the safety officer on Construction Regulations compliance
• Chair the weekly site meeting and record actions for the principal agent
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level

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

• Experience on JBCC or GCC 2015 contracts
• Worked on CIDB grade 6 or higher projects

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

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