Casual Design Assurance Architect opportunity with University Infrastructure Strong experience in architectural design, design management, technical design review, and/or design assurance required HEO 10 Step 1 $111.24 per hour plus superannuation About the opportunity The Design Assurance Architect will be responsible for undertaking detailed design compliance and coordination reviews to support the successful delivery of the SBA project. The role focuses on assessing project documentation against the contractual requirements, endorsed design outcomes, and stakeholder-approved room requirements The successful candidate will possess strong architectural and technical review capabilities, exceptional attention to detail, and a thorough understanding of design documentation coordination, compliance assessment, and stakeholder management. The role requires the ability to critically analyse complex project information, identify gaps and inconsistencies, and ensure all contract requirements and endorsed stakeholder outcomes are effectively translated into the final project design. Your key responsibilities will be to: reviewing contract drawings, specifications, schedules, and other design documentation for compliance with project requirements and approved design intent undertaking detailed assessments of Room Layout Sheets (RLS) and Room Data Sheets (RDS) issued by the Project Architect, ensuring alignment with the contract documents and project requirements reviewing Project User Group (PUG) and Working Group (WG) endorsement packages to verify that endorsed stakeholder requirements, comments, and decisions have been appropriately incorporated into the design documentation identifying omissions, inconsistencies, non-conformances, and potential design risks across contract documents, RLSs, RDSs, and endorsed stakeholder requirements verifying that contractual obligations, functional requirements, operational requirements, and endorsed stakeholder outcomes are fully addressed within the contractor's design development submissions preparing clear and comprehensive review comments, design compliance reports, and issue registers for issuance to the Contractor for action and resolution coordinating and consolidating feedback from multiple stakeholders to provide a single, structured review response to the Contractor maintaining an issues and actions register, tracking the resolution of review comments and ensuring matters are addressed in a timely and satisfactory manner monitoring the incorporation of endorsed comments and agreed design changes throughout the design development and design finalisation process working closely with project stakeholders, consultants, and the Contractor to resolve design issues and achieve compliance with project requirements providing regular updates to the Senior Design Manager on design review outcomes, key risks, unresolved issues, and emerging compliance concerns supporting project governance processes by maintaining accurate audit trails, records of reviews, endorsements, decisions, and issue close-out documentation About you degree in Architecture or equivalent architectural qualification registered Architect (preferred) minimum 10 years' experience in architectural design, design management, technical design review, or design assurance roles Sponsorship / work rights for Australia Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires valid work rights for Australia. Pre-employment checks and declarations Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Michael Abelardo, Recruitment Consultant Recruitment Operations, by email to [email protected] © The University of Sydney The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment Click to view the Position Description for this role. Applications Close Wednesday 04 November 2026 11:59 PM Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! The University values are excellence, trust and accountability. The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. The University of Sydney may conduct routine pre-employment checks before an appointment is made. Want to know more about working at the University of Sydney? https://www.sydney.edu.au/about-us.html

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