Chief Quantity Surveyor: Engineering Services [grade A-B]

About the role

The Department of Health (Limpopo) is hiring a Chief Quantity Surveyor: Engineering Services [grade A-B], based in Provincial Office (Polokwane). This is a permanent post, paying R1,143,468 a year. Re-Advert How to apply: The circular of advertised vacant posts will be posted on the following websites: https://erecruitment.limpopo.gov.za/, www.ldoh.gov.za, www.dpsa.gov.za and Provincial Department social media. Applicants must apply on the following website: https://erecruitment.limpopo.gov.za/ Closing date: 06 November 2026 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

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.

Requirements

• Qualifications and Experience:
• 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.
• 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