CHIEF QUANTITY SURVEYOR: ENGINEERING SERVICES [GRADE A-B] (HEALTH)
Key Performance Areas
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.
Prerequisites
A National Senior Certificate / Grade 12 / Matric plus an appropriate Degree in Quantity Surveying. Registration as a Professional Quantity Surveyor with SACQSP. Six [6] years’ experience post qualification. 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 license 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 notes.
Person Profile
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