Chief Quantity Surveyor: Engineering Services [GRADE A-B] (X1 POST) Re-advert

What you will need

• Registration as a Professional Quantity Surveyor with SACQSP.
• Computer literacy including MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Virtual meeting platforms literacy.
• The successful applicant must be prepared to travel extensively throughout the province and work longer hours.
• A valid driver’s licence except for people with disabilities.
• Main Role: To manage the delivery of the infrastructure-built environment programmes and projects in line with the Provincial Infrastructure Delivery Framework [IDMS].
• The ideal candidate must have the ability to guide and operate within all applicable legislation, policies, frameworks and instruction

Experience

Qualifications and Experience: A National Senior Certificate /Grade 12/Matric plus an appropriate Degree in Quantity Surveying. Six [6] years’ experience post qualification.

Professional registration

Registration as a Professional Quantity Surveyor with SACQSP.

Driver's licence

A valid driver’s licence except for people with disabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare the construction procurement strategy and the Infrastructure Programme Management Plan.
• Contribute from a quantity surveying perspective project brief, costing models and operational narratives.
• Prepare quantity surveyor inputs for the User Asset Management Plan, the project list and Infrastructure Programme Management Plan.
• Prepare and/or manage the approval of packages/individual project briefs.
• Develop and maintain quantity survey planning and cost norms & standards.
• Participate in the procurement of professional service providers and contractors.
• Prepare policies, strategies, plans, procedures and criteria for all infrastructure projects from a quantity surveying perspective.
• Contribute to the review and acceptance of the Infrastructure Programme Implementation Plan.
• Monitor the implementation of Programmes/Projects.
• Load project documents and update information on the data management system.
• Manage the approval of project stage reports & designs.
• Manage the interface between the end-user/community structures and Implementing Agent[s].
• Undertake research.
• Mentor and support a candidate quantity surveyor.
• Manage human, physical and financial resources.

Additional details

• Grade: Provincial

How to apply

• Enquiries: General enquiries about the advertised posts should be directed to Ms Hlokoa RE
• Telephone: (015) 293 6406, (015) 293 6126, (015) 293 6426, (015) 293 6002, (015) 293 6329

Please note

• Knowledge, Skills, Training And Competencies: The incumbents of the post will be responsible for providing quantity surveying inputs and guidance for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies, systems, functional/technical norms and standards, plans for health in line with the Provincial Infrastructure Delivery Framework for the planning and construction of health projects.
• Ability to understand the health service delivery platform, indicators & service plan and how that links with infrastructure.
• Ability to undertake a risk analysis and undertake a risk mitigation strategy.
• Ability to interpret existing and develop new Functional and Technical Norms and Standards.
• Ability to identify the required information fields and documents for use by Health.
• Ability to prepare reports, submissions and presentations.
• Ability to meet strict project deadlines – preparation of documentation, report writing, chairing and minute taking of site meetings.
• Ability to understand how to prepare budgets, extract and interpret information from related information systems.
• Ability to understand how to apply the IDMS.
• Ability to understand how to identify the required information fields and documents for use by health.