Civil Engineer: Building Diagnostics & Maintenance

Naba Infrastructure Consultants helps property owners look after their buildings. We are looking for a **Building
Diagnostics & Maintenance Engineer** to join the growing team at Naba. This role assesses existing buildings,
finds the real cause of defects, and turns the findings into practical, costed
repair and long-term maintenance plans that clients can understand and act on.

Main Outcomes:

• Accurate,

root-cause diagnosis of building defects, not just the visible symptoms.

• Practical,

cost-effective remedial solutions that clients can budget for and implement.

• Reliable 10-year

maintenance and capital replacement forecasts.

• **Clear,

client-ready reports**, and clients who understand what is wrong and what to do
next.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inspect residential

and commercial buildings and assess the condition of each building element.

• Diagnose defects

across structure, waterproofing, drainage, the building envelope and finishes.

• Recommend

practical, cost-effective remedial solutions.

• Do light remedial

design work (about 5% of the role).

• Measure buildings

and prepare accurate cost estimates for repair and maintenance budgets.

• Compile 10-year

maintenance and capital replacement forecasts.

• Write clear defect,

condition and maintenance reports for non-technical readers.

• Present findings to

owners, trustees, body corporates and managing agents in plain language.

• Work

with contractors and the project team through tender and repair.

Requirements

Minimum requirements

• BSc/BEng or BTech

in Civil Engineering.

• ECSA registration

as Pr Eng or Pr Tech Eng. Candidates close to registration will be considered,
provided they register within 12 months of appointment.

• About 7 years'

experience in building defects, condition assessments, remedial work or
building maintenance.

• Sound knowledge of

typical building defects and their causes across civil disciplines.

• Strong Excel skills

for measuring, costing and forecasting.

• Excellent written

and spoken English, with the patience to explain technical issues to laypeople.

Advantageous

• Condition

assessment experience on public-sector portfolios (GIAMA/U-AMP).

• Experience in a

remedial, forensic or waterproofing consultancy, or as a property-fund
technical manager.

• Exposure

to sectional title schemes and managing agents