• Job Description

  Req#: JR-44491

  Your time is now to be your exceptional best at Old Mutual!

  Job Description

  This role is accountable for planning and implementing space management layouts and construction drawings/plans complaint with relevant regulations and requirements through own efforts.

  Draws and prepares accurate and optimal space usage construction drawing/plans for retail and commercial premises in terms of business operational requirements & site surveys conducted by the leasing & project teams.
  Designs retail branch and commercial offices layouts, with optimal space utilization and ergonomics in mind, in accordance to Old Mutual agreed look & feel, and specifications.
  Ensures drawings/plans are compliant with National Building Regulations (e.g. fire escape & toilet restrictions), SANS, OHASA (e.g. fire equipment ratio) and other statutory construction and related health requirements in respect of retail premises.
  Signs off construction drawings/plans with architectural certificate for council submission and approval, in terms of the architect/architectural technologist technologist SACAP registration.
  Submits constructions drawing/plans for council approval nationally, liaising with stake holders in the approval process, and obtaining occupation certificates as end result.
  Attend to measurement drawing, preparing and issuing of SAPOA certificates I accordance with the SAPOA standard method for measuring floor areas in buildings as amended from time to time (both for retail & commercial office space)

  We are the properties that sits inside Old Mutual Finance the unsecured lending arm of Old Mutual. As a properties team with provide a full turnkey solution to Old mutual Finance and some external Old Mutual Group business units (referred to as private clients)

  We manage 360+ Retail stores for Old Mutual Finance across the country where we sit in Large Regional malls Mayor Metro’s or in the high street in a town like Lusikisiki. We don’t own any buildings but are on the tenant side of the properties world. Size range from 50m² to 450m²

  We also manage 200+ private clients commercial offices across the county also in Mayor metro’s or Rural towns. From High end Wealth clients to lower scale standard commercial offices. Size range from 50m² to 2000m². We again here sit on the tenant side and do not own or manage buildings.

  We provide the following full turn key solutions

  • Leasing
  • Properties Legal
  • Properties Procurement with our own OMF procurement policies and group of Properties vendors with an annual spend of +- R500 mil.
  • Projects (Construct of new premises, Relocations, Closures, Upgrades, ATM installations, UPS installations, Water tank installations and Marketing or signage façade upgrades to name a few)
    • Max 2 months on site on a commercial site and max 1 month on a retail site
    • We do roughly about 200+ projects a year ranging from scale from R500k to R10mil per fit out.
  • Repairs and maintenance of managed premises via call center agents and Maintenance officer teams.
  • Design team managing all NBR requirements and managing of client specific corporate images.
  • Projects Co-Ordination managing all spends related to projects and some Adhoc FM services. Tracking of Budgets and managing of Ledgers to name a few of the services.

  Candidate Backgrounds skills and qualifications requirements

  The successful candidate does not 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.

  Your daily duties will include.

  • Be part of the team that produce council plans and attend to submissions to relevant authorities.
    • 90+ Retail store plans per year
    • 30 + Commercial office plans per year
  • Be part of the team that chase the below targets per year.
    • 70+ Plan approvals per year (To be achieved by following up with councils)
    • 30+ Occupancy approvals per year (To be achieved by following up with councils)
  • Min NDip or Btech Qualification in Architecture registered with SACAPSA as min Architectural Technologist or Candidate Architectural Technologist

  Candidate will be required to attend to the following duties.

  • Be part of the team that submit plans to local authorities across the country. To meet Business planning targets.
    • 90 Plans per year
    • All project-based plans to be submitted before projects team start onsite. (Proof of submission only)
  • Be part of the team that chase historic plan submissions to achieve plan approval and OC approval.
  • Be part of the team that Design and Facilitate Space planning layouts for Retail Banking Branches and Interior office fit outs.
  • Sound Knowledge of SANS & NBR regulations and ensure all plans comply with statutory regulations.
  • Be part of the team that Prepare and submit plans to local Authorities and obtain approvals and OC approvals. To ensure Team targets are met.
  • Liaise internally with project managers and leasing agents to ensure correct layouts are produced.
  • Measure accurately SAPOA measurements.
  • Be required from time to time to do site surveys in order to issue and check SAPOA Measurements.

  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.
  • Site measurements and surveys
  • Interaction with internal project managers and Leasing/Legal teams.
  • Computer proficient:
  • 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 Design Experience (internal Layouts)
  • Commercial Office interior layout design experience
  • Council Submission experience and Preparation of council drawings.

  Minimum requirements:

  • Driver’s License
  • Own Transport
  • SACAP Registered
  • 3-5 years’ experience (Post-registration) - Autodesk Revit, Council submissions
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of SANS 10400
  • Retail and Commercial experience 1-2 years
  • Must have at least 2 years’ experience in relevant field

  Skills

  Education

  Matriculation Certificate (Matric) (Required)

  Closing Date

  29 September 2023

  Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

  All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

  Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

• About the company

  Old Mutual Limited is a pan-African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group.

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