Senior Architect at Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities , Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Bring your planning and delivery capability to our architectural team
• Utilise your strategic design and management advice for residential community housing
• $155,028 plus 5 weeks leave, plus many more benefits

Mō mātou - Our Organisation

Building better, brighter homes, communities and lives,

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to use our skills and knowledge to create the homes and neighbourhoods that will make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders' lives and build a better future for Aotearoa New Zealand.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. This includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The Construction and Innovation Group supports Kāinga Ora to grow its public and supported housing portfolio through the design and development of high quality homes that meet the needs of the community now and in the future, and by driving innovation across the construction sector.

Ko tā mātou mahi - Our Role

The architecture team provides expertise to the benefit of Kāinga Ora on achieving design quality. This is realised in Kāinga Ora's public housing development work, with the team's delivery impacting the effectiveness of significant annual capital investment. Our expertise is to provide the link between what our customers need to feel at home, to be part of a community and design. The team will achieve this purpose through the building of internal capability within Kāinga Ora on its ability to deliver high quality architecture, establishing a centre of design excellence on community housing and residential development and through the provision of strategic design and design management advice on projects.

The Senior Architect will lead the planning and delivery of initiatives that help achieve the team's purpose as well as using their experience to mentor others within the team. Their experience and work will help grow the knowledge base within the team and lift capability on design within Kāinga Ora's wider cohort.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring

To be successful in this role as a Senior Architect we are looking for individuals who have:

• Demonstrated capacity to operate effectively across multi-disciplinary teams and adapt to changes in environment or circumstances
• Demonstrated experience and capability to lead project teams effectively
• A Bachelor/Master's Degree (prof.) in Architecture and professional registration as an architect in NZ or overseas equivalent
• Extensive experience in the design or delivery of complex buildings with interdisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated expertise in an area of design such as concept design, construction systems, design management or documentation standards
• Empathy and understanding of social housing is desirable including knowledge of issues, priorities and concerns facing key customer and community groups
• Competency in design and presentation software such as Revit, ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Adobe Creative suite etc will be an advantage

• Understanding of partnership obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?  

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits.    

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities. 

Ō Tātou Uara - Our Values

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

• Manaakitanga - People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Whanake - Be Bold

Tūhono mai - Join us

To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via http://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz.  Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process. If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team via Kaingaora.recruit@kaingaora.govt.nz

Applications close on 31st January 2023 at 11:55pm

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.