Quantity Surveyor Assistant

SUMMARY:
Quantity Surveyor Assistant – Cape Town Harbour

POSITION INFO:

Quantity Surveyor Assistant/Estimator – Cape Town Harbour

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years in the Construction/Engineering Industry

Qualification:

• Minimum of a Diploma in one of the following:
• Building Estimating
• Quantity Surveying
• Construction Procurement
• Construction Finance
• Engineering (Mechanical, Structural or Civil)
• Construction Supervision/Management
• Engineering Estimation

Contract Period: 12 Month Contract (extension based on performance and client requirements)

Salary: 

When wessel is in port - R32,000 including overtime 

When wessel is not in port - R 18,000.00 including overtime during projects (paid for every hour worked)

Working Hours:

In-Port Hours (When there is a Vessel in the dock)

Week 1:

- Monday-Friday (07:00am - 19:00pm)

- Saturday (07:00am - 17:00pm)

- Sunday (07:00am - 17:00pm)

Week 2:

- Monday-Friday (07:00am - 19:00pm)

- Saturday (Off)

- Sunday (Off)

- Public Holidays (07:00am - 19:00pm)

Repeat.

Non In-Port Hours (When there is no Vessel in for Maintenance/Capital work)

Week 1:

- Monday-Friday (07:00am - 15:00pm)

- Saturday (Off)

- Sunday (Off)

Week 2:

- Monday-Friday (07:00am - 15:00pm)

- Saturday (Off)

- Sunday (Off)

- Public Holidays (Off)

• Project Specific Working Hours: 07:00 – 19:00 including weekends and public holidays (projects range from 40 to 90 days) x 3 per year

Responsibilities:

• Assist in Final Account verification (check contractor quotations against contract rates)
• Set up enquiry BOQ''''s from a scope of work
• Adjudication of tenders
• Prepare Contract BOQ''''s
• Administer Contract Variation Orders
• Manage enquiries for tender purposes
• Conduct site measures
• Process interim payments
• Prepare engineering estimates
• Perform cost reporting

Competency in Software:

• MS Office 2013 (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) - Required
• WinQS – advantageous, not a requirement
• DimX – advantageous, not a requirement
• SAP - advantageous, not a requirement
• Experience with accounting software (SAP, Pastel, Sage, etc.) - advantageous, not a requirement
• Estimating software- advantageous, not a requirement
• Adobe- advantageous, not a requirement

Requirements:

• Teamwork experience
• Attention to detail
• Deadline-driven
• Willingness to learn and build on existing experience

Additional Information:

• Overtime and weekend work is mandatory and will be compensated
• No medical aid or pension provided
• Contract renewal based on performance and company needs

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