Our client is a medium size, multi-disciplinary project management consultancy based in Linbro Park, Johannesburg. They seek a highly disciplined professional quantity surveyor with experience in both commercial and residential buildings.

POSITION SUMMARY

The quantity surveyor provides commercial support to the project team, maintaining commercial information and ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures and process flow. The quantity surveyor liaises with the principal agent, contractor and other third parties on commercial issues relating to agreement of variations, claims, other additional payments and financial items. The quantity surveyor must strive to ethically and honestly maximise project margin and add value to the construction process by playing a proactive role in procurement, cost management and reporting; and further drive best value from suppliers and subcontractors. The quantity surveyor carries out monthly financial reviews on projects and forecasted final values for cost and margin with timely submission and negotiation of final accounts to the client / main contractor and subcontractors.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

Pre Construction:

Preparation of Order of Magnitude Estimates
Preparation of feasibility Studies
Preparation of Elemental Estimates
Value engineering to bring project within budget
Preparation of Bills of Quantities
Compiling the Bill of Materials (BoM) for the project based on the BoQ in conjunction with the site QS.
Compiling all sub-contractor tender packs before the project goes live
Identifying long lead items together with procurement
Scrutinizing the project tracking document prepared by the site QS.
Scrutinizing all rate build-ups issued by the site QS. Procurement:
Meeting and assessing various professionals and contractors that will be appointed to projects on behalf of senior project manager when required.
Researching relevant material if required
Costing and comparisons between products, suppliers and professionals.
Giving advise to the team on various materials that could be used to lower the project costs
Liaising directly with procurement when required Sub-contractor Appointments:
Issuing sub-contractor tender packs to site QS together with a list of tenderers.
Assess the tender adjudication reports submitted by the site QS
Giving final recommendations of appointments to the PM based on the adjudication process
Final rate negotiations
Rate balancing
Create a sub-contractor tracking document and issue the the HOD (this should also highlight which sub-contractors are being dealt with by the site QS and office QS respectively) Payment of Sub-Contractors:
Evaluating larger sub-contractors claims (all labour only sub-contractors to be assessed by site QS). All valuations are to be measured on site with the respective sub-contractors and signed off with them confirming their agreement.
To ensure that all contractors claims are up to date and aligned to actual works done on site.
Once valuations have been agreed with the sub-contractors, the office QS is to prepare the payment certificate and the requisitions.
Submit a list of all requisitions that are being submitted to the CM for comment before issuing to finance.
Office QS to scrutinise all requisitions submitted to them by the site QS and sign off the payment
Office QS to scrutinise project tracking documents compiled by the site QS and ensure all costs are accounted for and tracked correctly. Site Instructions and VO's:
Assess measurements and calculations of variation orders issued by the site QS.
Prepare final VO documentation to the PM
Ensure site instructions are handed to the office QS weekly Unscheduled Rates:
Approval of unscheduled rates submitted by the site QS.
Identifying alternative products to reduce costs Cost Reporting:
Submit monthly cost reports to HOD by the last Friday of every month
Scrutinise the site QS’s tracking document and incorporate the actual expenditure into the cost report.
Update cashflow based on construction program
Ensuring all external consultants cost reports are submitted on time and incorporated into the project cost report.
All cost reports are to be presented to the CM and PM before issuing to the HOD Final Accounts:
Final account re-measurements are to be ahead of actual progress on site at all times and should be incorporated into the cost reports.
Preparation and negotiation of subcontractor final accounts. General Administrative Tasks:
Ensure all meetings are attended (no exceptions)
Ensure site walks are done on all projects at least once a week.
Perform all works to a high degree of accuracy, in a timeous manner, and with all necessary reasonable expectations of the project team and title function.
Liaising directly with professional team
QS may at times be required to fulfil bot site and office QS roles on specific projects

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum 5 years consulting QS work experience
Ideally looking for intermediate to senior level

REMUNERATION

• Cost to company up to R55k pm

Professional Quantity Surveyor