Senior Quantity Surveyor

Transnet Company; Durban; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A major logistics firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in Durban, responsible for analysing historical payments for contractor overcharges. The ideal candidate should have a B.Sc in Quantity Surveying, professional registration, and at least 8 years of relevant experience, preferably in the hydrocarbon sector. The role requires strong skills in cost management, compliance with project governance, and engagement with legal teams to recover costs.

Qualifications

• B/B.Sc Degree or higher specialising in Quantity Surveying.
• Professional Registration with the SA Council of Quantity Surveying Professionals.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor on large multidisciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and assess historic payments made to contractors for cost recovery.
• Evaluate historic contracts and payments for contractor overcharges.
• Engage with legal counsel to support litigation processes.
• Assure adherence to project governance and cost recovery initiatives.

Job description

Job Details

• Contract: Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Operating Division: Transnet Pipelines
• Employee Group: Non Permanent
• Department: TPL, C&SP, Temp, IVT, Project Controls, DNR
• Location: Durban Central
• Reporting To: Contract: Manager Project Controls
• Grade: F
• Reference: req4217

The closing date is on 11/02/2026. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that HR has received the application before the closing date of the advertisement.

Position Purpose

The position purpose is to analyse and assess the historic payments made to contractors on selected TPL Project / Programmes. The intention is to recover the overcharged portion of payments made to contractors.

This shall include the contractual strategies in supporting the litigation processes to assist TPL in trying to recover the overpayment.

The incumbent will function in a dynamic but structured environment within the TPL Programme Management Office (PMO) where Quantity Surveying forensic and analytics expertise will facilitate the high probability of cost overcharging recovery from contractors. The incumbent takes ultimate responsibility for adherence to project governance and for the successful completion of the tasks associated with the cost recovery initiatives.

Position Outputs

• Align to Cost Recovery project strategy. Evaluate historic contracts and payments to identify focus areas where there are high probabilities of contractor overcharge.
• Develop and obtain approval on plan and approach to Cost Recovery project. Direct QS on the project approach to cost recovery methodologies.
• Review reports, spreadsheets and calculations compiled by QS on the Cost Recovery project.
• Compile memos, position papers, etc. and obtain approval thereof on the articulation of the contractual arguments of the Cost Recovery project.
• Participate and engage with legal counsel, both internal and external to TPL where required. Assist the PMO Leads in the improvement of existing or future contracting strategies based on lessons learnt from Cost Recovery project.
• Assist the PMO Leads in Quantity Surveying and Contract Management strategies and methodologies.
• Assist in other Quantity Surveying and Contract Management matters within the Estimating & QS department.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Able to perform cost planning, value engineering, value management, cost benefit analysis, life-cycle costing, risk analysis, tendering, valuation, change control, dispute resolution, claims management, cost estimation and value for money assessments.

Qualifications and Experience

• B/B.Sc Degree or higher specialising in Quantity Surveying.
• Professional Registration with the SA Council of Quantity Surveying Professionals
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years’ experience working as a Quantity Surveyor on large multidisciplinary construction / engineering projects.
• Experience within the hydrocarbon/ Petro-chemical industry is preferred.
• Environmental project experience is beneficial OR If the incumbent holds a BTech/ Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying the experience requirement is a minimum of 10 years

Competencies

Knowledge • Extensive knowledge and experience in working with NEC suite of Contracts. • Extensive knowledge in cost reporting and Commercial Management with a strong emphasis on forensics and analytics (when dealing with Contracts). • Knowledge on how to run projects / contracts from procurement to close out. • QS’s knowledge on the control of construction costs by accurate measurement of the work required on a regular basis, the application of expert knowledge of costs and prices of work, labour, materials and plant required to ensure that good value is obtained for the money to be expended.

Equity Statement

Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating Division.

Disclaimer

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