Site Manager (Retail Construction)

This low-cost housing developer in eMalahleni needs someone who can read the drawings and get a building out of the ground. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Chair the weekly site meeting and record actions for the principal agent
• Keep the site diary, daily labour returns and plant hours up to date
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• 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

• At least 5 years on building or civil sites, 2 of them in a supervisory post
• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors

• 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.
• Mention the contract types you have worked on, like JBCC or GCC. It shows you understand claims and variations.