Job Description of Quantity Surveyor Professional Intern
Company: EarthEnable Rwanda
Reports to: Quantity Surveyor coordinator
Location: Kagasa site, Gashora and Bugesera
Contract Type: 6 month internship.
How to apply: Click here to apply
Deadline: 6 June 2025
Who We Are
At EarthEnable, we believe that our clients deserve our very best, that morning high-fives are the best way to start the day, and that the best ideas could come from any part of the company. We celebrate each other’s wins, learn from our setbacks, and are deeply proud of the impact we make every day. We believe that a clean, dust-free floor means more than living in a healthy home. It means pride and dignity in the place our customers most treasure: their homes. Being a part of our team means more than building floors: it means building an organization and building a better future for rural families.
What We Do
EarthEnable is transforming the way people live, by making homes healthier for families across rural Rwanda. 75% of Rwandans live in homes with dirt floors which are dusty, unsanitary, and fertile breeding grounds for parasites and germs. While replacing a dirt floor with concrete has significant health benefits (e.g. reducing diarrhea by 50% and parasitic infections by 80%), concrete is unaffordable for many who need it.
EarthEnable addresses this pressing and ubiquitous problem by selling high-quality, earthen floors that are 70% cheaper than concrete with 90% less embodied energy. Earthen floors are already prevalent in modern homes in the United States and are composed of natural materials (gravel, clay, sand, and laterite). EarthEnable trains and hires local masons to install the floors which are sealed using a proprietary drying oil that makes them waterproof, strong, and polished. In its first 9 years of operations, EarthEnable has installed nearly 30,000 floors and plasters in schools and homes, impacting 200,000 individuals, and created livelihoods for nearly 1,000 people.
In Rwanda 95% of houses are built with earth. After 9 years developing and disseminating ultra-affordable healthy building products made from earth, EarthEnable is shifting focus to design and build whole houses that are affordable for rural Rwandans. By expanding to provide houses made of all natural materials, EarthEnable hopes to continue to provide places where people can live healthy lives, while reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry. EarthEnable sees this as a way to dramatically increase our impact, and intends to construct 63 houses by the end of 2026 on two hectares of land located in Gashora.
About the role:
A quantity surveyor is a construction professional who provides technical advice to the various construction crews and subcontractors. He/She is responsible for project budgeting and budget monitoring, procurement among many.
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented fresh graduate quantity surveyor to join our team. The quantity surveyor internee will work closely with the construction team to assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of construction projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in the quantity surveying field, as well as a passion for construction and a desire to learn and grow in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities:
- Assist quantity surveyor in project budgeting, budget monitoring and material procurement.
- Tracking labor productivity for different items of work to inform future budgets of future projects.
- Assist in the preparation of project documentation, including reports, and construction updates.
- Monitor construction progress and provide regular reports to project managers.
- Assist in resolving technical issues and addressing design changes during construction.
- Assisting the construction team in budgeting the cost of planned mock ups.
Qualifications:
- A0 or A1 in quantity surveying or construction management.
- Strong technical knowledge of construction methods, materials, and equipment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, and google workspace applications; preferably google sheet.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Commitment to upholding high standards of quality, safety, and professionalism.
- Software skills in revit and Autodesk takeoff is an added advantage.
WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
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