Accredited Conservation Architect

R H Partnership Architects; Cambridge, Brighton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

R H Partnership Architects invites applications from conservation accredited architects to join our Practice in Cambridge or Brighton. We are an employee-owned firm with 60 staff, delivering historic conservation work across churches, secular and ecclesiastical buildings from the 13th to 20th centuries.

The role emphasizes practical, collaborative problem solving and mentoring colleagues pursuing accreditation.

Qualifications

• Accreditation in building conservation (AABC, RIBA - CA or SCA level).
• Ability to approach problems and solutions in a practical, collaborative, sensitive and creative way.
• Able to demonstrate experience of design in historic context.
• Extensive experience in repair of historic buildings, project management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong knowledge of building construction and conservation methods for repair, alteration and adaption.
• Able to mentor colleagues pursuing conservation accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Lead conservation projects within historic contexts across multiple scales.
• Collaborate with consultants, clients and stakeholders throughout design and delivery.
• Manage contract administration and project teams to successful outcomes.

Skills

Conservation accreditation

Historic context design

Repair of historic buildings

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Contract administration

Collaborative approach

Mentoring conservation aspirants

Education

Conservation accreditation (AABC/RIBA CA/SCA)

Job description

We are looking for experienced conservation accredited architects (RIBA or AABC) to join the Practice in either Cambridge or Brighton.

We are an employee owned Practice, founded in 1974 with a team of sixty people based across two Studios. As a Practice, we have wide-ranging experience across sectors, work stages and scales of project. We have a strong track record working on a range of secular and ecclesiastical historic buildings and structures from 13th-20th century (listed and/or within conservation areas). We work with heritage bodies and on HLF or Wolfson-funded projects.

We’re currently working on HLF funded repair and reinvention works on Brighton seafront, quinquennial programmes with a range of churches, decarbonisation projects with Cambridge Colleges, major refurbishment projects for 20th Century listed buildings, as well as works with independent schools and private clients ranging from repairs to residential buildings, access improvements to community facilities and museums and arts buildings.

Who we are looking for:

• Accreditation in building conservation (Architects with AABC, RIBA - CA or SCA level);
• Ability to approach problems and possible solutions in a practical, collaborative, sensitive and creative way;
• Able to demonstrate experience of design in historic context;
• Extensive and wide-ranging experience of the repair of historic buildings, managing projects, collaboration with consultant team and stakeholder engagement and contract administration;
• Excellent knowledge of building construction, current conservation practice, philosophy, methods and materials for repair, alteration and adaption;
• Able to support the Practice team within rhp and mentor colleagues aspiring to conservation accreditation.