Senior Quantity Surveyor – Platinum Mining Projects

Marvel Placement Consultant; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Marvel Placement Consultants is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities across mining and large-scale capital projects in South Africa. The role focuses on BOQs, budgets, cost forecasting and contract administration in remote mining environments, including travel to Zimbabwe.

You will develop cost plans, monitor expenditures, manage final accounts and support procurement and tender processes within a high-stakes heavy industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Degree or National Diploma in Quantity Surveying.
• Minimum 8 years’ Quantity Surveying experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience within mining, heavy industrial, mineral processing, EPCM or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in contract administration and commercial management.
• Proven experience in cost control, budgeting, forecasting and project reporting.
• Strong experience preparing, reviewing and managing BOQs.
• Experience conducting quantity take-offs and preparing detailed cost estimates.
• Experience evaluating contractor claims, variations and payment certificates.
• Sound understanding of FIDIC, NEC and other standard forms of contract.
• Proficiency in industry-standard quantity surveying and cost management software.
• Experience with project budgets, cash flows and cost forecasts.
• Ability to work independently within a remote mining environment.
• Valid passport and willingness to travel and work in Zimbabwe.
• Professional registration with SACQSP or an equivalent professional body will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage all quantity surveying and commercial activities across mining and capital projects.
• Prepare, review and manage BOQs.
• Conduct detailed quantity take-offs and cost estimates.
• Develop and maintain project budgets and cost plans.
• Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets.
• Identify cost variances, commercial risks and potential cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain accurate cost information throughout the project lifecycle.
• Administer project contracts and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Review and assess contractor claims, variations and payment certificates.
• Monitor contractual requirements, deliverables and commercial milestones.
• Assist with contract negotiations and the resolution of commercial issues.
• Ensure appropriate contractual documentation and records are maintained.
• Manage final accounts and project commercial close-out.
• Develop and maintain project cash flows, budgets and cost forecasts.
• Monitor project expenditure and identify potential cost overruns.
• Prepare monthly commercial, cost and financial reports for management.
• Provide accurate forecasts and commercial updates throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyse project costs and provide recommendations to improve commercial performance.
• Track commitments, expenditure, variations and forecast final costs.
• Assist with procurement activities for mining and capital projects.
• Prepare and review tender documentation and Bills of Quantities.
• Assist with tender evaluations and commercial assessments.
• Evaluate contractor and supplier pricing.
• Assist with contract negotiations and commercial recommendations.
• Ensure procurement activities align with approved project budgets and commercial objectives.
• Review contractor submissions, claims and supporting documentation.
• Assess variations and determine their commercial impact.
• Review and certify payment applications and payment certificates.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual and commercial requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of claims, variations and contractual correspondence.
• Assist with resolving commercial and contractual disputes where required.
• Liaise with project managers, engineers, contractors, consultants and client representatives.
• Provide commercial and quantity surveying input throughout the project lifecycle.
• Attend project, commercial and contractor meetings.
• Provide guidance on commercial implications of project decisions and changes.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved.
• Identify and communicate commercial risks that may impact project delivery.
• Provide quantity surveying and commercial support across mining and infrastructure projects.
• Monitor commercial performance of site-based construction and mining activities.
• Support projects involving mining infrastructure, concentrators, process plants, shafts, tailings facilities, bulk earthworks and related heavy industrial works.
• Conduct site-based assessments and verify quantities, progress and completed work where required.
• Work effectively within a remote mining environment and rotational site structure.
• Manage final accounts and commercial close-out activities.
• Reconcile project expenditure, variations, claims and outstanding commitments.
• Ensure all commercial documentation is finalised and properly maintained.
• Assist with project handover and contractual close-out.
• Identify lessons learned and commercial improvements for future projects.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Contract administration

Cost control

BOQs

Cost estimation

Take-offs

Contract management

FIDIC/NEC

Cost management software

Remote mining environment

Travel to Zimbabwe

Education

Degree or National Diploma in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Industry-standard QS software

Job description

Minimum Requirements

• Degree or National Diploma in Quantity Surveying.
• Minimum 8 years’ Quantity Surveying experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience within mining, heavy industrial, mineral processing, EPCM or large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in contract administration and commercial management.
• Proven experience in cost control, budgeting, forecasting and project reporting.
• Strong experience preparing, reviewing and managing Bills of Quantities (BOQs).
• Experience conducting quantity take-offs and preparing detailed cost estimates.
• Experience evaluating contractor claims, variations and payment certificates.
• Sound understanding of FIDIC, NEC and other standard forms of contract.
• Proficiency in industry-standard quantity surveying and cost management software.
• Experience with project budgets, cash flows and cost forecasts.
• Ability to work independently within a remote mining environment.
• Valid passport and willingness to travel and work in Zimbabwe.
• Professional registration with SACQSP or an equivalent professional body will be advantageous.

Roles & Responsibilities

Quantity Surveying & Cost Management

• Manage all quantity surveying and commercial activities across mining and capital projects.
• Prepare, review and manage Bills of Quantities (BOQs).
• Conduct detailed quantity take-offs and cost estimates.
• Develop and maintain project budgets and cost plans.
• Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets.
• Identify cost variances, commercial risks and potential cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain accurate cost information throughout the project lifecycle.

Commercial & Contract Administration

• Administer project contracts and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Review and assess contractor claims, variations and payment certificates.
• Monitor contractual requirements, deliverables and commercial milestones.
• Assist with contract negotiations and the resolution of commercial issues.
• Ensure appropriate contractual documentation and records are maintained.
• Manage final accounts and project commercial close-out.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting

• Develop and maintain project cash flows, budgets and cost forecasts.
• Monitor project expenditure and identify potential cost overruns.
• Prepare monthly commercial, cost and financial reports for management.
• Provide accurate forecasts and commercial updates throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyse project costs and provide recommendations to improve commercial performance.
• Track commitments, expenditure, variations and forecast final costs.

Procurement & Tender Management

• Assist with procurement activities for mining and capital projects.
• Prepare and review tender documentation and Bills of Quantities.
• Assist with tender evaluations and commercial assessments.
• Evaluate contractor and supplier pricing.
• Assist with contract negotiations and commercial recommendations.
• Ensure procurement activities align with approved project budgets and commercial objectives.

Contractor & Claims Management

• Review contractor submissions, claims and supporting documentation.
• Assess variations and determine their commercial impact.
• Review and certify payment applications and payment certificates.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual and commercial requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of claims, variations and contractual correspondence.
• Assist with resolving commercial and contractual disputes where required.

Project & Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with project managers, engineers, contractors, consultants and client representatives.
• Provide commercial and quantity surveying input throughout the project lifecycle.
• Attend project, commercial and contractor meetings.
• Provide guidance on commercial implications of project decisions and changes.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved.
• Identify and communicate commercial risks that may impact project delivery.

Mining & Site-Based Project Support

• Provide quantity surveying and commercial support across mining and infrastructure projects.
• Monitor commercial performance of site-based construction and mining activities.
• Support projects involving mining infrastructure, concentrators, process plants, shafts, tailings facilities, bulk earthworks and related heavy industrial works.
• Conduct site-based assessments and verify quantities, progress and completed work where required.
• Work effectively within a remote mining environment and rotational site structure.

Project Close-Out & Final Accounts

• Manage final accounts and commercial close-out activities.
• Reconcile project expenditure, variations, claims and outstanding commitments.
• Ensure all commercial documentation is finalised and properly maintained.
• Assist with project handover and contractual close-out.
• Identify lessons learned and commercial improvements for future projects.

Closing Date

Submissions for this vacancy will close on 14 October 2026. You may still submit your CV for this position until 5 November 2026.

PoPI Act Compliance

Marvel Placement Consultants adheres to the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013). Section 9 of PoPI states that “Personal Information may only be processed if, given the purpose for which it is processed, it is adequate, relevant and not excessive.”