Site Manager (Retail Construction)

This general building contractor in Sandton needs someone who can read the drawings and get a building out of the ground. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Run toolbox talks and support the safety officer on Construction Regulations compliance
• Keep the site diary, daily labour returns and plant hours up to date
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Chair the weekly site meeting and record actions for the principal agent
• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• 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
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• At least 5 years on building or civil sites, 2 of them in a supervisory post
• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes

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

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

• 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".