Senior Quantity Surveyor

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Construction industry, is seeking to employ an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team based in Johannesburg. 

POSITION INFO:
Requirements: Matric \/ equivalent. Relevant qualification\/s. Responsibilities but not limited to: Ensure that valuations are done accurately and submitted. Ensure that the subcontract agreements and material orders are done on time. Ensure that subcontractors payment certificates are submitted on or before due date. Ensure that every company planning meeting is attended, professional meeting and every second subcontractor's meeting. Ensure that all Costs Reports are done accurately and ready two days before to go through with the Site team and the Director. Pay subcontractors for work that have been measured. Ensure that subcontractors are paid and treated fairly. Ensure that subcontractors will be advised at least two days before payment is due on any discrepancies and amounts due to them with regards to their payment. Ensure that final accounts are signed off one month after works completion has been achieved. Ensure that agree all valuations with the PQS prior to the Certificate being issued. Complete Domestic Payments. Labour Only - Completed every fortnight on the Wednesday so we can have this ready and submit on the Thursday. Creditors - Signed by the QS by deadline provided. Labour and plant allocations to be reconciled every fortnight with the labour online. Contract Charges to be done monthly and fortnightly with Domestic and LO. SI's - check SI's issued to Subcontractors, compared to SI's received from client. The QS will work as a team with the Site Agent on each project and it is essential that they regularly go to site and work together with the site team, foreman, storeman, etc. All additional work\/ variations to be put onto subcontractor's recon as soon as we receive. Salvage schedule. Equipment schedule. Keep an eye on labour time-sheets - Including the company wage staff. Any issues with subcontractors need to be sorted out as soon as possible. Filing done on a weekly basis. Work stations neat and clean. Any materials on site that has been over ordered or specifications amended etc. need to be returned to suppliers urgently and credited. Ensure all necessary paperwork is adhered to i.e. return notes, signature for receipt with full name and date etc. Tie up cart-away with demolition allowable etc. - ensure we contract-charge our domestic and nominated subcontractors if we are carting away for them. Allowable checked at all times i.e. when making payments - accompanied by a Subcontractor Draft final Account (Running Final Account). All measurements filed and in its place in office file\/s. Ensure Latest Drawing checked and measured. When submitting payments - all work summarized so paid amounts can be verified against claimed amounts. Always ensure that what is paid to a subcontractor also gets claimed from the client's consultant. No material should be ordered outside the scope of work unless agreed with our clients QS. Please note: If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.