Quantity Surveyor

SUMMARY:
Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor looking for your next challenge? An established property development group in Ballito is seeking a skilled professional to join their team.

POSITION INFO:
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare Bill of Quantities with measured rates
• Provide estimates and tenders for contracts
• Build up and maintain rates in estimating program
• Track and monitor subcontractor claims and payments
• Negotiate prices with suppliers
• Construction Staff management
• Financial control of contracts
• Review of actual vs allowable on projects
• Process invoices and compile supporting documents for payments
• Manage retention
• Manage variations and have all approved in writing before work commences
• Manage subcontractors, from comparing rates/quotes, sending letters of appointment, ensuring work is completed, invoices are submitted to the accounts team with supporting documents
• Updating the live bills for each project
• Managing budgets and ensuring projects are completed within their allocated budgets
• Ensuring projects meet quality standards
• Ensuring projects are completed within the construction programme for the relevant project
• Follow building regulations with regards to health and safety
• Liaise with service providers for services to be provided to construction sites, i.e. Siza Water, Home Owners Association, KwaDukuza Municipality Electrical Department, etc.
• Prepare bank draws and compile payment certificates
• Travelling to sites to keep track of construction progress and attending to queries
• Review and approve purchase orders
• Other ad hoc tasks as assigned by the Employer.

• Quantity surveyor degree – Btech/B.Sc Quantity Surveyor or similar
• 5 years minimum experience in the construction industry – commercial and residential buildings
• Must have project management experience
• Must have a financial background in construction
• Must understand the Bill of Quantities, rated bill and compiling live cost reports
• Must have procurement experience to tender and award contractors, material suppliers and labour subbies based off the rated BOQ and then to keep a variance report
• Must know how to measure and cost brickwork and all construction trades
• Must be able to visit sites regularly - own vehicle required