Quantity Surveyor D3

About the role

Johannesburg Development Agency is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor D3 for a permanent position. The role manages the key performance areas and result indicators that keep the procurement and construction phase efficient, providing a professional quantity surveying consultancy service that supports cost management, valuation and estimating of architectural projects and helps achieve value for money in building investment.

Key responsibilities

• Project planning and programming: identify items affecting project costing and feasibility, comment on key performance indicators, oversee tender and contract documents including bills of quantities, analyse tender costs against budget, advise on procurement strategy, prepare pre-tender estimates and manage costs during design development
• Contract management: measure, value and recommend variation approvals, advise project staff on contractual matters, oversee sub-contractors, develop annual project budgets, ensure accurate monthly cost reporting, conduct site visits and site meetings, perform risk and value management and cost control, value completed work and recommend payments
• Cost estimation and BOQ management: monthly valuations of work in progress, cash-flow forecasts, bills of estimates, review and technical advice on BOQs, prepare BOQs from specification sheets, identify gaps between BOQ and drawings/specifications and monitor costs to find savings
• Stakeholder management: report to the EM: DPF on construction activities, meet regularly with contractors and agents, attend monthly departmental meetings and give feedback on project costs
• Research and development: stay up to date with design and construction trends, present a conceptual framework to Built Environment committees, conduct feasibility studies and value engineering exercises

Required profile

• Minimum Grade 12 / Senior Certificate
• Professional registration with SACQSP as a Pr. QS or Registered QS / Construction PM; a Master's degree is an advantage
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience, preferably in a construction contracting environment
• Postgraduate qualification in Quantity Surveying (NQF Level 8) or Project Quantity Surveying and Project Management is advantageous
• Code EB driver's licence

Required skills

• Construction sector legislation, construction design and techniques, construction management and monitoring, CIDB and construction contract regulations
• Quantity Surveying Profession Act, health and safety regulations and environmental standards
• Familiarity with contract law and construction contracts

The advertised salary scale is R1 018 884.00 to R1 528 326.00. Only online applications are accepted, and correspondence is with short-listed candidates only.