Architectural Assistant

Househam Henderson; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 24,975 - 30,525; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid employee referral scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Biannual appraisals

Learning and development opportunities

Opportunities to take sabbaticals

Increased annual leave with length of service

Paid eye tests

Workplace pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Paid professional subscriptions related to the role

Job summary

Househam Henderson is seeking an experienced project architect to join our international practice in Belfast. The role offers a hybrid working model with three days in the office and two days from home, with a salary of £27,750.

The ideal candidate will collaborate on a variety of projects and must be willing to travel for site visits. Responsibilities include supporting the team, producing technical documentation, and managing project quality standards.

Qualifications

• A Part II accredited degree or equivalent is required for this role.
• Experience in conducting client and design team meetings.
• Ability to research project-specific technical and design elements.

Responsibilities

• Support team in the delivery of commercial, retail, and residential projects.
• Produce documentation including drawings, schedules, and specifications.
• Attend client and design team meetings and record minutes as required.

Skills

Part II accredited degree or equivalent

Client and design team meeting attendance

Research on building regulations and planning constraints

Project Quality Control System contribution

Small team management

Job description

If you enjoy working in a collaborative and multicultural environment and are looking to advance your career, we’re looking for experienced and enthusiastic project architects to join our growing international practice, a World Architecture 100 firm, in Belfast.

We offer a hybrid approach to working, with three days a week in the office and two days a week working from home. Core Hours are 9.30am – 3pm. A large proportion of our work is based in the UK, so candidates need to be willing and able to travel to these locations for site visits as required.

Benefits

• Paid employee referral scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Biannual appraisals
• Learning and development opportunities
• Opportunities to take sabbaticals
• Increased annual leave with length of service
• Paid eye tests
• Workplace pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Paid professional subscriptions related to the role

Role Responsibilities

• Support the team in the technical delivery of commercial, retail, residential, industrial projects.
• Conduct activities and produce outputs in line with relevant legislation and industry standards including drawings, schedules, specifications and reports under direct supervision of the Project Runner.
• Produce presentation material, reports and models as required.
• Support in ensuring all project agreements are in place and the terms of appointment and programme are clear.
• Assist in the production of Planning, Landlord, Building Control, and other statutory applications.
• Assist in the management of pre‑construction Health and Safety in line with CDM 2015 where Hyphen is acting as Principal Designer.
• Attend and engage in client and design team meetings – minute meetings as required.
• Undertake surveys or site visits to monitor works and produce documentation to communicate findings.
• Support the production and management of the construction tendering process.
• Liaise with and provide information to other consultants and incorporate their input as necessary.
• Review drawings from other internal and external team members and produce mark‑ups where necessary.
• Maintain appropriate project reporting through the Rapport system.
• Adhere to Hyphen Quality Management System (QMS) and Technical Standards at all times.
• Other tasks as reasonably required from time to time.

Non‑Project Responsibilities

• Ad hoc administration duties.
• Attend and contribute to office team meetings.
• Keep up to date with the work of the office and company as a whole.
• Develop appropriate understanding of UK legislation, planning, construction and health and safety.
• Attend and contribute to office‑arranged CPD sessions.
• Manage personal CPD.

Skills & Experience

• Part II accredited degree or equivalent.
• Attendance at client and design team meetings.
• Research project‑specific technical and design elements such as building regulations, planning constraints and report back to the project runner.
• Prepare and maintain meeting records.
• Maintain day‑to‑day client project runner contact.
• Support the technical service delivery for the project duration.
• Communicate resource needs to the project runner where appropriate.
• Maintain and contribute to the Project Quality Control System.
• Raise any issues that may affect the agreed fee.
• Participate in the contract administration process supporting the project runner.
• Prepare design stage packages from concept, development, technical and construction stages.
• Prepare technical details, sketches and drawings demonstrating the proposals.
• Prepare reports at the end of each stage for review.
• Research and prepare specific technical specifications for materials and standards of workmanship.
• Carry site visits to ascertain project specifics or carry out measured surveys.
• Manage small teams in the delivery of individual package designs (planning, specific work element).
• Review and ensure all own work produced is to Hyphen standards prior to review by project runners or senior employees.
• Right to work in the UK is required.

Location & Salary

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Salary: £27,750.