Junior Quantity Surveyor (Construction)

Tyron Consultancy; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Junior Quantity Surveyor located in Port Elizabeth. The role involves managing project profitability, preparing accurate cost reports, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. Candidates must have a tertiary degree, drivers license, and strong technical skills in cost management.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license essential.
• Willing to travel and handle a heavy workload.
• Experience with financial acumen and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial profitability of projects.
• Assist in cost control and prepare accurate cost reports.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and manage sub-contract agreements.

Skills

Compilation of reports

Contracts understanding

Financial acumen

Forward workload planning

Measurement skills

Risk analysis

Risk management

Education

Tertiary Degree/Diploma

Professional registration

Job description

Junior Quantity Surveyor (Construction) – Port Elizabeth.

Requirements:

Qualifications / certifications required:

• Tertiary Degree/Diploma
• Valid drivers license essential
• Professional registration advantageous
• Willing to travel to and from site and handle heavy workload and long hours

Technical skills:

• Compilation of reports
• Contracts understanding
• Financial acumen
• Forward workload planning
• Measurement skills
• Risk analysis
• Risk management

Key Performance Areas:

Manage the commercial profitability of projects and alignment to the financial life cycle of the business:

• Effective trade measurement calculating the correct lengths, areas and volumes; using the applied system of measurement, correct interpretation of drawings and detection of variations
• Assist in deliverables as required for the project certification life cycle and final account
• Assist with all cost control principles such as site storage control, updated asset registers, plant and equipment reconciliations ,accurate cost codes and time keeping and wages
• Assist in the compilation of accurate cost reports
• Prepare Bills of Quantities, electronic worksheets, sub-contractor adjudication and generation of certificates

Optimise contract administration and business risk:

• Understand, apply and manage common and contract law principles and clarifying design issues
• Ensure compliance with Construction, HSE, Labour and Environmental Legislations
• Manage nominated, domestic and labour only sub-contract agreements and negotiate the best sub-contractors for the work