OMF Architectural Technologist at Old Mutual South Africa

Job Description

• The successful candidate need to come from a background in Retail and Commercial design with a strong understanding of SANS regulations in respect to these types of designs. With a good understanding of Council submission requirements.
• This role is accountable for planning and implementing space management layouts and construction drawings/plans compliant with relevant regulations and requirements through own efforts, within a Retail and Commercial environment.

This role sits in Properties management team, within Old Mutual Finance, the unsecured lending arm of Old Mutual.

This role is responsible for:

Produce and submit council plans to relevant authorities

• 90+ Retail store plans per year
• 30 + Commercial office plans per year
• Produce and Design and Facilitate Space planning layouts for Retail Banking Branches and Interior office fit outs.
• Ensure produced layouts in terms of SANS & NBR regulations and ensure all plans comply with statutory regulations.
• Prepare internal branding matrix drawings with the use of Adobe Indesign
• Maintain a Cost effective relationship with local authority and plan runners
• Liaise internally with project managers and leasing agents to ensure correct layouts are produced
• Measure accurately SAPOA measurements.
• Be required from time to time do to site surveys in order to issue and check SAPOA Measurements.

Generic KRA’s:

Personal Effectiveness

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts. Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Job specific KRA’s:

• Good communicator who keeps line manager and other internal role players up to date on progress of designs and submissions.
• Individually responsible to interoperate Headcount documents and produce working designs.
• Travelling, own transport, to do Site surveys
• Cost Conscience to reduce cost to submit plans to council via 3rd party vendors.
• Interaction with internal project managers and Leasing/Legal teams.
• Computer proficient: Revit, Autocad, Indesign, Excel, MS Word, Adobe programs

• Reporting to OMF Senior Project Architect
• Knowledge of the SANS, National Building Regulations and Occupational Health & Safety Act experience, an understanding.
• Candidate must be a hard-working, hands-on,  go getter and team player, ready to join an established Properties team
• Retail Store  and Commercial Office design experience

Minimum requirements:

• Matric
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience as an Architectural Technologist in retail Store or commercial office designs (Interiors)
• Registered with SACAP as Architectural Technologist (Professional)
• Aligning Performance For Success
• Building Relationships
• Decision Making
• Information Monitoring
• Ownership
• Technical Knowledge
• Must have own transport (involves high volumes of travelling)
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Retail Store Design Experience
• Commercial Office interior Space Experience
• SAPOA Measurement
• SANS 10400 Regulations
• Council submission process
• Some experience in Town planning laws advantageous

Closing Date

29 April 2023