Site Manager (Retail Construction)

Here you run the site: labour, materials, quality and progress for the road and stormwater contractor in Lephalale. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Lephalale, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion
• 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
• Book NHBRC and municipal inspections at the right stages
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection

• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors
• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes

• Surveying skills with a total station
• Worked on CIDB grade 6 or higher projects
• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate

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

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