Project Architect

Urban Designer for Leading Residential Developer

Permanent / Full Time / Hybrid

Salary: Around £40,000 per annum DOE

About the Role

At Zesty Work we are very excited to share with you the details on this fantastic opportunity, currently for a rapidly growing, award winning, chartered architectural studio based in the West Midlands.

With design at the forefront of their practice and a strong clientele within the commercial sector, our client is looking to take on an experienced Project Architect. Based next to an easily accessible central station, this studio offers a friendly and inclusive work environment that promotes a healthy work life balance across all departments. With anticipated projects being developed through the RIBA Work Stages 1 - 7, this studio will most definitely welcome challenges across the board. This is the perfect chance for someone looking to lead on projects within a team of experienced architects, whilst developing long term working relationships with clients. Your day to day responsibility for client liaison and reporting is expected and if youre anticipating for the future, all architects are predicted to move up into a Senior position within the next few years, making it a great opening for those looking to elevate.

They are offering a competitive salary in line with the RIBA guidelines, £40k DOE, with further opportunity to grow within the company. With an exceptional record on staff retention, keeping over 40% of staff across the past 12 years, you can be sure that worrying about job security will become a thing of the past. With the architectural market leading into a sometimes uncertain future, our client is busy recruiting across both design and technical departments, utilising a consistent growth of the UK commercial sectors and their ongoing success, they continue to provide fantastic career driven opportunities such as this one. Apply to this role and join one of the next best architectural studios in the country.

Key Responsibilities

At a glance.

• Overall aspects of project design.

• Contract Administration including financial control in coordination with QS and certification under guidance of team leaders.

• Brief taking and documentation.

• Client Liaison.

• Design team coordination.

• Chairing and documenting design team meetings.

• Attendance at (and running of where necessary) site meetings.

• Assisting senior team members in the preparation of project programmes.

• Project runner and design team coordinator generally focusing on a single primary project.

• Client liaison on small commissions under guidance of team leader.

• Representative the practice externally through client and consultant liaison.

• Mentor for less experienced staff members.

• Developing project and team leadership roles within the practice.

• Developing design approach and bringing experience to the realisation of design concepts.

• Key role in the development of design proposals from inception to completion.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• RIBA Part 3 - Post Graduate Diploma in Architectural Practice essential (The above can be replaced with equivalent qualifications from other countries supported by a UK NARIC Statement of Comparability)
  

• Current registration with the ARB as an Architect.

• Strong portfolio showcasing creative design and graphic skills.

• Exceptional communication skills for effective teamwork.

• Confidence in correspondence with clients and stakeholders.

• Have efficient problem-solving skills.

• Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD and Revit for rendering and visualisation.
• Outstanding time management, with the ability to handle workload around tight deadlines.

• Willingness to learn, share knowledge, with a passion for career progression.

Get in Touch if this all sounds good and you're as excited as we are about the role, please get in touch with Zesty Work now!