Senior Quantity Surveyor (Construction)

Tyron Consultancy; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Gqeberha is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to oversee project profitability and compliance with financial and legal standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quantity surveying, including financial analysis and risk management, and will contribute to the management and execution of key projects while ensuring stakeholder collaboration and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years technical experience with at least 2 years in a senior role.
• Willingness to travel to sites and cope with heavy workload.
• Advanced proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and virtual meeting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial profitability of projects.
• Prepare accurate cost reports aligning budgets and expenditures.
• Execute project certification lifecycle and manage contractual claims.

Skills

Legal advisement

Financial acumen

Risk analysis

Workload planning

Networking

Education

Tertiary Degree

Professional registration: ASAQS/MBA

Professional registration: South African Council for the Quantity Surveying profession

Tools

BuildSmart

Candy/CSS programming

OneDrive

SharePoint

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor (Construction) – Port Elizabeth.

Requirements:

Qualifications / certifications required:

• Tertiary Degree
• Professional registration: ASAQS/MBA and South African Council for the Quantity Surveying profession
• Minimum of 10 years technical experience, with at least 2 years in a senior role
• Willing to travel to sites
• Ability to cope with heavy workload and long hours

Technical skills:

• Advanced proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience with virtual meeting platforms

Systems and software skills:

• BuildSmart (basic)
• Candy/CSS programming (advanced)
• Lean Programme (advanced)
• OneDrive and Bos (advanced)
• SharePoint (advanced)

Additional technical skills:

• Legal advisement and understanding of common law requirements
• Capital expenditure management
• Knowledge of commercial law and common law
• Preparation of legal claims and reports
• Contract amendments and bulletins
• Understanding of contracts
• Drafting compliance notices and agreements
• Workshop facilitation
• Financial acumen
• Workload planning
• Leasing arrangements
• Measurement skills
• Networking with arbitrators and legal professionals
• Preparation for legal matters and arbitration
• Risk analysis
• Legislation expertise
• Knowledge of supplier and procurement laws

Key Performance Areas:

Manage the commercial profitability of projects and ensure alignment with the financial lifecycle of the business:

• Interpretation of drawings and detection of variations
• Execution of project certification lifecycle and final account
• Implementation of cost control principles, including site storage control, asset registers, and reconciliations
• Management of contractual claims with sufficient evidence
• Preparation of accurate cost reports aligning budgets and expenditures
• Compliance with construction, HSE, labour, and environmental legislation
• Collaboration with production teams to identify profitable opportunities and maintain financial integrity
• Implementation of document and project management systems
• Building sustainable relationships with key stakeholders and providing excellent service