About the position
PURPOSE
The purpose of this position is to provide strategic design, as well as independent, professional quality assurance to reduce the risk placed on the Organisation, and any clients. This role is responsible for predicting and monitoring all costs that relate to the infrastructure project, managing all costs and funds from the planning stage until the final stages when all actual costs are levied, seeking to minimise project cost and enhancing value for money, while keeping regulatory standards and quality, keeping abreast of local statutory building regulations and providing a professional Quantity Surveying service with a view to meet the
needs of the Infrastructure Delivery Division and its clients. This role is also responsible to provide surveying inputs and guidance for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies systems, functional / technical norms and standards.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Strategic Functions
- Provide strategic design and advice from the outset of any project
Operational Functions
- Continuous Quality Assurance
- Estimate and monitor all costs that relate to the infrastructure project from the planning stage until the final stages when all actual costs are levied
- Seek to minimise project cost and enhance cost efficiency, while keeping to regulatory standards and quality
- Keep abreast of local statutory building regulations
- Provide a professional quantity surveying service with a view to meet the needs of the Infrastructure Delivery Division
- Vet Bills of Quantities and Variation orders as received before payment
- Approve payments to contractors
- Advise on standards, practices and governance relevant to contractual documentation
- Prepare and conduct financial close-out and review project/programme close-out costs
- Continuous Improvement of Estimating Services, Cost Engineering and Quantity Surveying
- Keep abreast of new developments and technologies in the field of quantity surveying
- Research literature studies to keep up with new technologies and procedures including interaction with professional Councils/Boards.
- Liaise with external quantity surveying firms and the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors regarding documentation, benchmarking rates and alternative procedures to ensure improvements and cost saving
- Contribute to Master Planning, Project Briefing documents, accommodation schedules and operational narratives.
- Optimize standard guides, methods and techniques to evaluate the utilisation of available resources
- Evaluate and identify new initiatives or enhanced/improved products for inclusion in programmes or projects
- Ensure accuracy of deriving costs for project ancillaries, labour and material for each item or activity, especially for large volume, high value or high risk services and works
- Advise contract custodians on bill of quantities and activity schedule composition for large volume, high value or high risk services and works
- Formulate standards and improved bills of quantities and activity schedules for large volume, high value or high risk services and works
- Monitor execution and update of processes for site audits, where required, to verify quantities and claims for work executed
- Identify and manage all risks
- Assist Governance, Risk and Compliance Lead in conducting internal audits for assurance that standards and procedures are being applied
- Compile and presenting special reports when required.
- Compile and presenting cost reports in format and timeframes as required.
- Preparation of quantity surveyor inputs to the preparation of the User Asset Management Plan, the final project lists, the budgets and infrastructure Programme Management Plan.
- Leading and mentoring of Graduate or junior Quantity Surveyors
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- B degree / B tech degree in Quantity Surveying
- Professional registration with SACQSP
- More than 10 years' experience with engineering and construction contracts, preferably in the public sector
- Drivers' license code 08.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
- MS Office proficient
- Excellent knowledge, understanding and use of cost management tools such as WinQS.
- Good knowledge of scheduling tools such as MS Projects and Primavera and the application thereof
- Estimating and cost engineering of construction services and works
- Cost control across programmes
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, effective presentation skills and skills to express complex concepts in business terms
- Results driven - demonstrate high levels of commitment and dedication to achieving goals and objectives in a pressured work environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of Quantity Surveying Professions Act of 2000, National Building Standards Act of 1977 and Regulations, Construction Industry Development Board Act of 2000 and Regulations, Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993.
- Understand how to apply the Provincial Infrastructure Delivery Management System (PIDP) and the IDM Toolkit.
- Understand how to prepare budgets, extract and interpret information from related information systems.
- Understand the service delivery platform, indicators and service plan and how that links with Infrastructure.
- Understand how to undertake a risk analysis and undertake a risk mitigation strategy.
- Understand how to interpret existing and develop new Functional- and Technical Norms and Standards.
Ability to process and analyse new and complex information quickly and to prioritise issues for consideration. - Ability to build strategic alliances with key players for business.
Desired Skills:
- Winqs
- MS Office proficient
- Knowledge and understanding of Quantity Surveying Professions Act of 2000
