Site Foreman (Residential Housing)

This retail and commercial builder in Bellville needs someone who can read the drawings and get a building out of the ground. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Bellville-based, with most of your time spent at a retail and commercial builder. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Coordinate subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, roofing and glazing
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion

• Good with MS Project or a similar programme tool
• 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
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience

• Worked on CIDB grade 6 or higher projects
• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate

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

• Add a short project table to your CV: project name, type, rand value and your role. Contractors hire on project size.
• Mention the contract types you have worked on, like JBCC or GCC. It shows you understand claims and variations.