Senior Architect

at  NATSPEC

4 WORK PERFORMED

Frequency
Update and maintenance of existing NATSPEC material:
Use your industry knowledge and experience to review content of
assigned worksections/documents for biannual publication
updates.
Provide input and feedback to other NATSPEC editors on their
reviews of worksections, possibly outside your field of experience.
Liaise with external reviewers and organisations to consider any
comments they may have on NATSPEC material.
Ongoing.
Monitoring and reviewing regulations and standards from:
Standards Australia, over 1300 cited.
Australian Building Codes Board including updates to the National
Construction Code (NCC) – over 150 cited.
Other Australian and New Zealand sources - over 400 cited.
Overseas publications - over 300 cited.
Ongoing.
Developing material:
Research specification topics and new construction techniques
and technologies.
Prepare reports for publication and presentation.
Develop personal specialist fields of expertise.
Prepare new NATSPEC material.
Develop new Product Partner branded NATSPEC worksections.
Standards development with participation on Standards Australia
committees and commenting on published draft standards.
Prepare reference specifications for various Government
departments and commercial organisations.
Research issues on topics including product conformity,
sustainability and BIM.
Project specific.
Production process activities:
Proofing output from the production team.
Resolving technical queries.
Maintenance and updating of information in NATSPEC’s
production and library database systems.
Compile overview documents to summarise biannual update.
Assisting with update mailout.
Biannual.
JOB DESCRIPTION NATSPEC//Construction Information
Education & CPD:
Visit universities to present to students on specifications.
Contribute to the development of NATSPEC CPD modules.
Attend external courses/seminars to maintain personal CPD.
As required.
Customer service activities:
Responding to NATSPEC subscriber technical queries.
Ongoing.
Any other related task assigned (also includes tasks that take less
than 5% of the job).
As required/agreed.

6 ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Relevant tertiary qualifications in architecture and/or construction.
Minimum five years relevant AEC experience including appropriate Australian experience.
Experience using the National Construction Code, Australian Standards, and construction
specifications.
Have a passion for the built environment, with an accurate eye for detail, an open technical
mind, and an inquisitive attitude.
Experience using BIM authoring software would be an advantage, but not essential.
Ability to communicate own initiatives, as and when necessary, within a team framework.
Ability to adapt to changing situations, be flexible, set priorities, and manage time
effectively.
Ability to multitask.
Accountable and responsible for own work.
Ability to liaise, network and work effectively with others.
Updated 16/12/2021 K

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