Senior Advisor Quantity Surveying
Listing reference: eskom_002015
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 11 December 2025
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Quantity Surveying
Location: Sunninghill
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: To provide quantity surveying advisory and support service to the project regarding contracts collation, costing, payment certification, evaluation and dispute resolution to meet the contract management services needs from a central database. Task Grade: G15. Business Unit: Asset Management. Location: Megawatt Park, Sunninghill.
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
• Perform functions and advise on quantity surveying standard services provided throughout the project life cycle.
• Draft cost estimates for capital investment projects.
• Monitor consultants, contractors and supplier performance (quantity and cost).
• Draft, review, measure and control effectiveness of enquiry documentation.
• Reconcile and forecast expenditure.
• Mentor and coach quantity surveying employees.
• Comply with relevant Eskom and site governance and safety, health, environment, risk and quality (SHERQ) requirements.
• Draft cost estimates for capital investment projects.
• Monitor consultants, contractors and supplier performance (quantity and cost).
• Draft, review, measure and control effectiveness of enquiry documentation.
• Reconcile and forecast expenditure.
• Mentor and coach quantity surveying employees.
• Comply with relevant Eskom and site governance and safety, health, environment, risk and quality (SHERQ) requirements.
Skills and Competencies Required:
Behavioural:
• Professionalism
• Trustworthiness
• Honesty
• Resilience and flexibility
• Integrity and values
• Professionalism
• Trustworthiness
• Honesty
• Resilience and flexibility
• Integrity and values
Leadership:
• Team Achievement oriented
• Business acumen
• Coaching and mentoring
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Providing direction through change
• Working with authority
Knowledge:
• Quantity surveying
• Earned value management (EVM)
• Planning and scheduling
• Project management
• Contracts management
• Cost engineering and management
• Construction management
• Planning and scheduling
• Project management
• Contracts management
• Cost engineering and management
• Construction management
Skills:
• Analytical
• Judgement
• Problem solving
• Negotiation
• Planning and organising
• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Influencing and persuading
• Communication and engagement
• Analytical
• Judgement
• Problem solving
• Negotiation
• Planning and organising
• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Influencing and persuading
• Communication and engagement
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
• B Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma in Quantity Surveying/Construction Management/Construction/Construction Economics at NQF7 with 360 credits
Experience:
• 5 years Quantity surveying/cost engineering/cost management/engineering and construction contracts/project management in the built environment
Disclaimer:
“If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”
“NTCSA is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of NTCSA and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups. NTCSA reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.”
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