Job Description

A career at SAA gives you the opportunity to be part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives; creating places and spaces that form meaningful experiences in the way people connect with their communities.
From the moment of ideation to the exhilaration of creation, you will be amongst passionate and talented colleagues from around the globe, working together to make a mark in the evolution of our urban societies.
At SAA, we continually strive to enrich the greatest endeavour of all – human life – the quality of which all good designs are benchmarked against. And in this endeavour, we share with you the opportunity to give true meaning to the work that sustains it.
SAA. Building Dreams, Enriching Lives.

Roles & Responsibilities
Assists the Project Director to maintain a sustainable Project Cost Plan by monitoring the deployment of manpower and checking on the cost effectiveness of resource deployment (time/information/equipment).
Reports to Project Director or Deputy Project Director on all matters pertaining to design, technical & building code and contractual issues.
Liaise with Design Director and Design Team on conceptual design.
Executes the overall design and management strategy within the Project Team (Design and Project Management) and maintains the Project Quality Plan File (ISO 9001 & 14001).
Projects and identifies areas requiring resolution and generates probable solutions for confirmation by the Project Director/QP.
Provides first line resolution of design and management issues.
Interfaces regularly with Project Director to ensure fulfilment of project objectives.
Supervises, coordinates, plans, organizes, guides and interfaces intensively all works performed by the assigned team members to meet agreed timeline and to fulfil established project objectives.
Coordinates and attends Clients, Consultants and Technical Coordination Meetings.
Initiate and undertake actions to prevent the occurrence of non-conformity.
Identify and record any product quality problems.
Verify the implementation of proposed/adopted solutions.
Check all documents for signing by the Project Director.
Steers the Project Team and give overall executive directives for the project.
Prepares the following:

• Assists the Project Director to prepare the Fee proposal
• Assists the Project Director to direct Financial Controller to issue invoices on completion of stages of work
• Contract administration documents
• Material specifications and schedule of finishes

Detail Design Development, dealing with architectural layout, details and materials.
Understanding & application of Building Regulations.
Directing the Technical Officer on compliance with Planning and Building Regulations, including the preparation and submission of forms, plans and information required by Authorities for approval & TOP/CSC.
Liaising with the Consultants on design & technical co-ordination issues and building regulations.
Conducting Site Inspections on design & technical co-ordination issues and building regulations.
Directing the Architectural Co-ordinator in the co-ordination, organization & preparation of construction documents and drawings.
Guide Project Architect in liaising with suppliers & contractors.
Checking design, submission of Consultant and Contractors’ shop drawings.
Chairs Client/Consultants’ Meetings and Site/Technical Coordination Meetings.
Directs the Project team during Tender documentation works and ensures documentation standards conform to the office standards and any Client requirements.