Quantity Surveyor Full Time

A position exists within the Tirisano Construction Fund team for a Quantity Surveyor. The position will be based on a three-year (36 month) fixed-term contract

Reporting Structure:
The Quantity Surveyor works under the guidance and leadership of the Chief Technical Offices and is responsible for the successful completion and day-to-day tasks for projects, contracts and any other tasks assigned to him by the Chief Technical Officer and Chief Executive Officer.

Main duties and responsibilities:
•  Produce Bills of Quantities utilising a variety of software tools including WinQS and Dimension X, applying various methods of measurement, SANS referencing and measurement groups.
•  Produce complete Enquiry and Contract Documents (supply and construction), including sub-contracts, including measurement & description of work, drafting of preliminaries, preambles and contract conditions (utilising NEC, FIDIC, GCC Blue Book or Bespoke conditions of contract as its basis).
•  Produce Tender Evaluation and Adjudication Recommendation (TEAR) reports.
•  Check Junior QS measurements or IDC part-time QS measurements for payment certificate purposes.
•  Produce payment certificates.
•  Produce monthly cost report assisted by a Junior QS and/or IDC part-time QS if required.
•  Give input and assistance on Claims Assessment and Management Claims Assessment and Management.
•  Produce Final Accounts.
•  Carry out general Contract Administration functions.
•  Produce Budgets and Cost Forecasting / cash flow analyses for Cost Control purposes.
•  Set-up Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS).
•  Produce CAPEX Estimating Plans.
•  Produce complete CAPEX Estimates including Direct Costs (e.g. Construction and Procurement Items Costs) and Indirect Costs (e.g. EPCM Costs, Owner’s Costs, Escalation, FOREX, Contingencies etc.).
•  Produce Cash-Flow estimates.
•  Produce detailed CAPEX Estimate Basis of Estimate.
•  Produce CAPEX Estimate Benchmarking and Validation/Audit reports.
•  Attendance of all progress, cost, contractual and commercial meetings at Client and/or EPCM offices.
•  Attendance of site inspection meetings and compile minutes.
•  Attendance of post tender clarification meetings and compile minutes.
•  Attendance of any ad-hoc site meetings.
•  Assist management with contractual advice to clients (by PrQS only).
•  Filing drawings and other project-specific information electronically and according to an alpha-numeric approach, to be developed.
•  Compilation and updating of registers (including drawing register, correspondence register & claims register).
•  Filing (hard & soft copies).
Job Requirements
Professional Qualifications:
•  B.Sc. QS (Hons); PMAQS;
•  B.Sc. or B.Tech QS
•  PrQS registration will be an advantage
•  Working knowledge of African languages will be an advantage

Knowledge & experience
•  Minimum 5 years practical experience in a relevant projects environment.
•  Registered as a professional QS will be an advantage, but must be willing and able to register within one calendar year after appointment.
•  8 year’s practical experience in a relevant projects environment and at least 5 years as a junior Quantity Surveyor.
•  Claims Assessment and Management Claims Assessment and Management
•  Thorough understanding of the complexities of deploying civil infrastructure projects in rural areas and remote communities

Knowledge
•  Legal Terminology
•  Relevant Standards, Procedures and Templates
•  Data Analysis
•  Information/Records Administration
•  Safety and Health Management

Technical
•  WinQS and Dimension X
•  MS-Word and MS-Excel
•  Measurement and Bills of Quantities (Building Work, Earthworks & Civils, SMPP, E&I)
•  Compilation of Enquiry and Contract Documents
•  Contract Conditions (NEC, FIDIC, GCC Blue Book, Bespoke)
•  Tender Evaluation and Adjudication Reports (TEAR)
•  Payment Certifications
•  Final Accounts
•  Contract Administration
•  Cost Control, Budgets and Forecasting
•  Minutes of Meetings
•  Creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS)
•  CAPEX Estimating
•  Escalation Indices

Behavioural Competencies
•  Loyalty
•  Reliability
•  Integrity
•  Accountability
•  Flexibility
•  Interpersonal Behaviour
•  Attention to Detail
•  Communication
•  Results Driven
•  Initiative
•  Job-Focused Learning
•  Planning and Organising
•  Problem Solving/Analytical Thinking

Abilities:
•  Decision Making
•  Data Analysis
•  Negotiation
•  Office Technology
•  Teamwork
•  Work Co-Ordination
•  Ability to engage with rural communities and entrepreneurs who aspire to be contractors or sub-contractors on Tirisano projects, with a view to mentoring, upskilling and developing to maximise local benefit to communities

Closing date: not specified

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