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POST 10/292 : CHIEF ARCHITECT

🏢 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 📍 Bloemfontein Regional Office ⏳ Closes: 10 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 10/292 # Ref: 2026/118

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Key details

Salary

R1 099 488 • per annum • package

Centre

Bloemfontein Regional Office

Reference

2026/118

Closing date

10 Apr 2026

Apply email

RecruitBLOEM26-11@dpw.gov.za

Job Highlight

Overview

Lead architectural design and project management to ensure high-quality, efficient, and innovative building solutions. Manage resources, budgets, and teams to achieve organizational goals.

Requirements

Knowledge

Architectural design and analysis knowledge Architectural principles. Project Management Computer-aided engineering applications
Research and development Public Finance Management Act
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Supply Chain Management
Contract Management
Knowledge of and experience in working in a High-Performance Centre environment to manage project delivery; Knowledge of and experience in the use of dashboards to track project progress. Knowledge of and experience in the development
implementation and oversight of recovery plans when projects are lagging.

Duties

Architectural design and analysis effectiveness: Perform final review and approvals or audits on architectural designs according to design principles or theory.

Co-ordinate design efforts and integration across disciplines to ensure seamless integration with current technology.

Maintain engineering operational effectiveness: Manage the execution of architectural strategy through the provision of appropriate structures, systems and resources.

Set architectural standards, specifications and service levels according to organizational objectives to ensure optimum operational availability.

Monitor and maintain efficiencies according to organizational goals to direct or redirect architectural services for the attainment of organizational objectives.

Financial Management: Ensure the availability and management of funds to meet the MTEF objectives within the engineering environment.

Manage the operational capital project portfolio for the operation to ensure effective resourcing according to organizational needs and objectives.

Manage the commercial value add of the discipline-related programmes and projects.

Facilitate the compilation of innovation proposals to ensure validity and adherence to organizational principles.

Allocate, control and monitor expenditure according to budget to ensure efficient cash flow management.

Governance: Allocate, monitor and control resources.

Compile risk logs and manage significant risk according to sound risk management practice and organizational requirements.

Provide technical consulting services for the operation of architectural related matters to minimize possible architectural risks.

Manage and implement knowledge sharing initiatives e.g. short-term assignments and secondments within and across operations, in support of individual development plans, operational requirements and return on investment.

Continuously monitor the exchange and protection of information between operations and individuals to ensure effective knowledge management according to departmental objectives.

People management: 183 Assess the work of support personnel for development.

Identify on-job training requirements.

Train and develop trainee cost engineers on the job and through formalised training programmes.

Coach and mentor newly appointed personnel.