Manager Quantity Surveying at Eskom Communications

Key Responsibilities:

• Assure that all quantity surveying standard services are provided throughout the operations, contract and project life cycle.
• Manage the delivery of the Nuclear project quantity surveying service.
• Manage team performance, development of skills, knowledge and capabilities.
• Represent financial controls in tender evaluations, contract clarification and cost negotiations.
• Monitor, advise and support line managers, project managers, contract managers and contract administration services.
• Support the collation and compilation of contract documentation.
• Manage compliance with all Eskom and site related governance and safety, health, environment, risk and quality (SHERQ) requirements.

Skills and Competencies Required:

Leadership

• Business acumen
• Build effective teams
• Change leadership
• Communication and engagement 

Behavioural

• Achievement oriented
• Building cross boundary relationships
• Building/development teams
• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Influencing and persuading
• Providing direction through change
• Resilience and flexibility
• Working with authority

Knowledge

• General management
• Quantity surveying
• Earned value management (EVM)
• Contracts management
• Cost management
• Cost engineering & cost classification
• Planning and scheduling
• Project management
• Construction management
• Financial management

Skills

• Analysis / judgement / problem solving skills
• Client focus
• Delegation of authority and responsibility
• Developing organisational talent
• Teamwork / collaboration
• Negotiation / persuasiveness
• Planning and organising
• Strategic functional leadership
• Attention to detail

Assessment

• Performance will be measured through the prescribed Eskom performance management system.

Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):

• B-Degree B Tech in Quantity Surveying at NQF 7 with 360 Credits. 

Professional Registration Body:

• Professional registration with the South African Council of Quantity Surveying Professionals (SACQS) as Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS). 

Related Minimum Experience:

• 5 years related experience in Quantity Surveying / Cost Engineering / Engineering and Construction Contracts / Project Management in the Built environment.