Architect

Croudace Group; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Architect to join their dynamic Design team. This role involves creating innovative masterplans and architectural solutions for diverse residential projects, ensuring designs meet planning requirements. You will collaborate closely with various departments and stakeholders, managing applications through the planning system while conducting site visits to oversee implementation. The company offers a competitive package, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive environment that prioritizes your professional development and well-being. If you're eager to make a significant impact in residential architecture, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Car Allowance

26 Days Holiday

Generous Pension Scheme

Discretionary Bonus

Flexible Working

Discounted Gym Membership

Health Cash Plan

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Paid Volunteer Days

Qualifications

• RIBA Part III qualified with 2+ years in residential architecture.
• Proficient in Autocad and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Create masterplans and architectural solutions for planning applications.
• Design layout and manage external consultants for residential projects.

Skills

Residential Architecture

Autocad

Adobe Creative Suite

Graphic Design

Sketching

Presentation Skills

Revit

Education

RIBA Part III Qualification

2 Years Post-Qualification Experience

Tools

Autocad

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Revit

Job description

Company Description

A family-owned business who are committed to building high-quality homes backed up with first-class customer service. Our strength lies in the care and attention given to all our design, specification of fixtures and fittings and a high-quality finish.

Things you may not know about Croudace:

• 5-star Customer Satisfaction recipients from the Home Builders Federation 12 years in a row
• Our new homes come with EV Charging points as standard.
• Croudace are the proud sponsor of Duratec racing driver Michael Gibbins

Position

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Architect with an enthusiasm for residential architecture to join our professional Design team in Caterham. Reporting to the Design Director your primary responsibility will be creating masterplans and architectural solutions for planning applications on schemes of various sizes. You will work in close conjunction with other team members and departments to see these applications through to permission and implementation on site.

The role is based at our head office in Caterham, Surrey, with travel to our sites as required.

Some of your key responsibilities:

• Working on residential projects of various sizes
• Design of scheme layouts, masterplans & architecture
• Production of planning application package
• Meeting and communicating with local authorities and external stakeholders
• Working in close conjunction with other team members and departments
• Instruction and management of external consultants
• Regular site visits to ensure design implementation

Requirements

• RIBA Part III qualified, ideally with a minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience in residential architecture
• Proven ability on Autocad and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator)
• Strong graphic, concept, sketching and presentation skills
• Experience of designing residential developments
• Experience of managing applications through the planning system
• Knowledge and experience on Revit will be beneficial but not essential.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive package + Car Allowance (With free parking & EV charging at our offices)
• 26 days holiday (increasing with service) with an additional day for your Birthday
• Generous Pension Scheme (Up to 15% total contribution)
• Discretionary Bonus
• Flexible Working, providing you with flexibility around your hours and location
• A range of benefits to support physical & mental wellbeing (including discounted gym membership, EAP programme with mental health support, health cash plan, private healthcare through BUPA, and access to a discount platform)
• Life assurance, providing cover up to 8x your annual salary
• Up to 3 paid volunteer days per year to support with one of our volunteering projects
• Training & development opportunities, with funding towards professional membership