Design Assurance Architect

• 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

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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.

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Applications Close

Wednesday 04 November 2026 11:59 PM