Design Assistant

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa QCIC Full time

The main purpose of this role is to provide supporting technical, design and engineering service to the Group on projects, as directed by the Associate/Associate Director.


What you will do

General Administration:

  • Assist internal project managers with project deliverables through structural design milestone delivery stages.
  • Attend internal project design review meetings and distribute meeting minutes and action logs to internal engineers for remediation.
  • Assist with the review and formulation of master templates (i.e. presentations, reports), consolidating into a standard format and storing within a preestablished centralised repository.
  • Assist senior management with the creation of financial project proposals.
  • Complete daily reviews of online project Document Management Systems (DMS), logging actions and items for remediation within a centralised action tracker.
  • Collaborate and provide input on project and company presentations as required.

Role Specific:

  • Use of the company's internal software to place QCIC drawings onto architect backgrounds.
  • Setting up of projects including fee schedules using the company's timesheet software.
  • Excellent Excel skills, able to use various functions to produce and amend fee proposals.
  • Excellent attention to detail specifically when comparing contractor's CAD drawings with QCIC CAD drawings.
  • Knowledge of CAD drawings and/or site plans.
  • Excellent communication skills.

What we are looking for

  • Adequate work experience within a similar role.
  • Excellent Communication Skills (written and verbal).
  • Propensity for multitasking, with good interpersonal and communication skills.


 Tertiary Education
  • MEng or BEng (Electric or Electrical Engineering).
  • Deadlinedriven, with good time management, organisational skills, with a highlevel of attention to detail and accuracy.

It would be desirable if you also have

  • Use of CAD or similar drawing design tools or modelling systems.
  • Proven experience of a security or architectural background.
  • Knowledge of RIBA frameworks.
  • Familiar with Document Control processes.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Cape Town,

Western Cape:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Deadline: 2023/04/14

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