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Cost Estimator (Shopfitting) - Immediate Start

R 36,500 - 56,250 per month
Full-time

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Make sure every rand on site is counted, claimed and certified for the main building contractor in Sandton. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Sandton, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

What you'll actually do

  • Draft subcontract agreements and payment schedules
  • Prepare the final account at the end of the project
  • Price tenders using supplier quotes, labour rates and plant costs
  • Value variations and prepare claims under JBCC or GCC conditions
  • Use measuring software to do take-offs from PDF and CAD drawings
  • Track budget against actual cost and flag overruns early
  • Get quotes from subcontractors and compare them line by line

What you need

  • Accurate with numbers and able to back up every figure you certify
  • At least 3 years of QS work in private practice or with a contractor
  • You know the Standard System of Measuring Building Work
  • BSc, BTech or Diploma in Quantity Surveying
  • Understanding of JBCC Principal Building Agreement clauses

What you get

  • Hybrid days in the office and on site
  • Study support for an honours degree
  • Travel allowance for site visits
  • Paid SACQSP registration fees and CPD courses

Applying, step by step

  1. Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): academic transcript and degree certificate, SACQSP registration letter, if registered plus a certified copy of your identity document.
  3. Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
  4. Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 8 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Sandton.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

  • Recruiters often give a short take-off test. Practise measuring a simple house plan under time pressure before the interview.
  • If you are a candidate, say how far you are with your SACQSP logbook and when you plan to write the exam.
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