Maintenance Architect needed at eThekwini Municipality

Job Purpose    

• Provides input into objectives and controls the delivery of a professional Architectural  
• Maintenance Service through the management of the process of analysing, investigating, assessing, defining, conceptualizing and monitoring major complex building restoration and rehabilitative interventions in the built environment and preparing and defending contractual terms, or resolving disputes and providing information and advice on best practices to guide, enable and ensure delivery ofarchitectural maintenance service that responds to diverse end user requirements and complements the status and intent of the building design.

Key Responsibility Areas    

• Provides input into the process of defining policies, determining strategy and positioning of the Branch with respect to the provision of a professional Architectural Maintenance service in order to ensure in-depth and detailed comments are made available to enable and support the department in its strategic and objective setting processes and achieving synergy between economic and social development demands
• Controls outcomes associated with utilization, productivity and performance of personnel within the branch in order to ensure a climate conducive to promoting 
• and sustaining motivational levels, productivity, performance and improvement to the quality of work-life is cultivat4ed and maintained enabling the department 
• to meet its service delivery objectives
• Prepares plans to determine and present the feasibility of major complex architectural maintenance projects in order to ensure impacting variables are analysed and alternatives and best practices are investigated and aligned towards accomplishing objectives. 
• Manages projects through the various processes and phases as a professional specialist i.e. scoping, resourcing, implementation, monitoring and communication of major complex Architectural Maintenance projects in order to ensure key deliverables and interventions are accurately assessed and communicated supporting the accomplishment of established outcomes with positive impact on the environment
• Applies professional knowledge of Architectural design policies, applications, principles and the understanding of associated disciplines to analyze, comment 
• and co-ordinate restoration and rehabilitative requirements associated with major complex maintenance interventions to built structures in order to ensure 
• constraints and alternatives are explored and addressed enabling production of a design proposal that responds appropriately to client needs
• Manages processes associated with the preparation of contracts and resolves conflicts and/or defends actions, in order to ensure adequate coverage and 
• protection is provided within the contractual terms and conditions in accordance with statutory requirements and consents, guiding the accomplishment of objectives with minimum risk
• Interacts internally and externally disseminating technical and professional information with recommendations solutions and alternatives on current 
• Architectural Maintenance projects and completed works in order to ensure the interaction and communication creates awareness of best practices and provides solutions that contributes towards enabling clients to progress with building projects more efficiently 

Competencies    

•  Planning & Organising
•  Mitigating Risks
•  Attention to Detail
•  Architectural Design
•  Context & Appropriate Fit
•  Use of Technology
•  Monitoring & Control
•  Communication
•  Client Orientation & Customer Focus
•  Problem Solving
•  Accountability & Ethical Conduct
•  Team Orientation

Essential Requirements    

•  Master of Architecture (NQF Level 9) or equivalent.
•  Registered with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession 
• (SACAP) as a Professional Architect.
•  Valid motor vehicle driving license.
•  5 years post registration experience as a Professional Architect.
•  Computer Literacy.